Q: Is 202,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,440 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 202,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 241 280 420 482 723 840 964 1,205 1,446 1,687 1,928 2,410 2,892 3,374 3,615 4,820 5,061 5,784 6,748 7,230 8,435 9,640 10,122 13,496 14,460 16,870 20,244 25,305 28,920 33,740 40,488 50,610 67,480 101,220 and 202,440, with no remainder.

Since 202,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,440, 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).