Q: Is 140,505 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,505 is a composite number.

Why is 140,505 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 140,505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 19 29 51 57 85 87 95 145 255 285 323 435 493 551 969 1,479 1,615 1,653 2,465 2,755 4,845 7,395 8,265 9,367 28,101 46,835 and 140,505, with no remainder.

Since 140,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,505, 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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