Q: Is 140,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,952 is a composite number.

Why is 140,952 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 140,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 839 1,678 2,517 3,356 5,034 5,873 6,712 10,068 11,746 17,619 20,136 23,492 35,238 46,984 70,476 and 140,952, with no remainder.

Since 140,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,952, 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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