Q: Is 147,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,940 is a composite number.

Why is 147,940 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 147,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 569 1,138 2,276 2,845 5,690 7,397 11,380 14,794 29,588 36,985 73,970 and 147,940, with no remainder.

Since 147,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,940, 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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