Q: Is 201,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,240 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 201,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 43 45 52 60 65 72 78 86 90 104 117 120 129 130 156 172 180 195 215 234 258 260 312 344 360 387 390 430 468 516 520 559 585 645 774 780 860 936 1,032 1,118 1,170 1,290 1,548 1,560 1,677 1,720 1,935 2,236 2,340 2,580 2,795 3,096 3,354 3,870 4,472 4,680 5,031 5,160 5,590 6,708 7,740 8,385 10,062 11,180 13,416 15,480 16,770 20,124 22,360 25,155 33,540 40,248 50,310 67,080 100,620 and 201,240, with no remainder.

Since 201,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,240, 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).