Q: Is 189,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 189,240 is a composite number.

Why is 189,240 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 189,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 83 95 114 120 152 166 190 228 249 285 332 380 415 456 498 570 664 760 830 996 1,140 1,245 1,577 1,660 1,992 2,280 2,490 3,154 3,320 4,731 4,980 6,308 7,885 9,462 9,960 12,616 15,770 18,924 23,655 31,540 37,848 47,310 63,080 94,620 and 189,240, with no remainder.

Since 189,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,240, 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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