Q: Is 140,238,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,238,552 is a composite number.

Why is 140,238,552 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 140,238,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 739 1,478 2,217 2,956 4,434 5,912 7,907 8,868 15,814 17,736 23,721 31,628 47,442 63,256 94,884 189,768 5,843,273 11,686,546 17,529,819 23,373,092 35,059,638 46,746,184 70,119,276 and 140,238,552, with no remainder.

Since 140,238,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,238,552, 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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