Q: Is 140,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,624 is a composite number.

Why is 140,624 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 140,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 34 44 47 68 88 94 136 176 187 188 272 374 376 517 748 752 799 1,034 1,496 1,598 2,068 2,992 3,196 4,136 6,392 8,272 8,789 12,784 17,578 35,156 70,312 and 140,624, with no remainder.

Since 140,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,624, 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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