Q: Is 146,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 146,440 is a composite number.

Why is 146,440 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 146,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 523 1,046 2,092 2,615 3,661 4,184 5,230 7,322 10,460 14,644 18,305 20,920 29,288 36,610 73,220 and 146,440, with no remainder.

Since 146,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,440, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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