Q: Is 141,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 141,960 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 141,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 52 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 104 105 120 130 140 156 168 169 182 195 210 260 273 280 312 338 364 390 420 455 507 520 546 676 728 780 840 845 910 1,014 1,092 1,183 1,352 1,365 1,560 1,690 1,820 2,028 2,184 2,366 2,535 2,730 3,380 3,549 3,640 4,056 4,732 5,070 5,460 5,915 6,760 7,098 9,464 10,140 10,920 11,830 14,196 17,745 20,280 23,660 28,392 35,490 47,320 70,980 and 141,960, with no remainder.

Since 141,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 141,960, 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).