Q: Is 140,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 140,760 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 140,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 23 24 30 34 36 40 45 46 51 60 68 69 72 85 90 92 102 115 120 136 138 153 170 180 184 204 207 230 255 276 306 340 345 360 391 408 414 460 510 552 612 680 690 765 782 828 920 1,020 1,035 1,173 1,224 1,380 1,530 1,564 1,656 1,955 2,040 2,070 2,346 2,760 3,060 3,128 3,519 3,910 4,140 4,692 5,865 6,120 7,038 7,820 8,280 9,384 11,730 14,076 15,640 17,595 23,460 28,152 35,190 46,920 70,380 and 140,760, with no remainder.

Since 140,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,760, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).