Q: Is 148,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 148,240 is a composite number.

Why is 148,240 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 148,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 109 136 170 218 272 340 436 545 680 872 1,090 1,360 1,744 1,853 2,180 3,706 4,360 7,412 8,720 9,265 14,824 18,530 29,648 37,060 74,120 and 148,240, with no remainder.

Since 148,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,240, 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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