Q: Is 149,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 149,240 is a composite number.

Why is 149,240 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 149,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 40 41 52 56 65 70 82 91 104 130 140 164 182 205 260 280 287 328 364 410 455 520 533 574 728 820 910 1,066 1,148 1,435 1,640 1,820 2,132 2,296 2,665 2,870 3,640 3,731 4,264 5,330 5,740 7,462 10,660 11,480 14,924 18,655 21,320 29,848 37,310 74,620 and 149,240, with no remainder.

Since 149,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,240, 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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