Q: Is 40,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,140 is a composite number.

Why is 40,140 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 40,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 223 446 669 892 1,115 1,338 2,007 2,230 2,676 3,345 4,014 4,460 6,690 8,028 10,035 13,380 20,070 and 40,140, with no remainder.

Since 40,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,140, 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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