Q: Is 7,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 7,140 is a composite number.

Why is 7,140 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 7,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 28 30 34 35 42 51 60 68 70 84 85 102 105 119 140 170 204 210 238 255 340 357 420 476 510 595 714 1,020 1,190 1,428 1,785 2,380 3,570 and 7,140, with no remainder.

Since 7,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,140, 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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