Q: Is 205,340,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 205,340,240 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 205,340,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 73 80 112 140 146 280 292 365 511 560 584 730 1,022 1,168 1,460 2,044 2,555 2,920 4,088 5,023 5,110 5,840 8,176 10,046 10,220 20,092 20,440 25,115 35,161 40,184 40,880 50,230 70,322 80,368 100,460 140,644 175,805 200,920 281,288 351,610 366,679 401,840 562,576 703,220 733,358 1,406,440 1,466,716 1,833,395 2,566,753 2,812,880 2,933,432 3,666,790 5,133,506 5,866,864 7,333,580 10,267,012 12,833,765 14,667,160 20,534,024 25,667,530 29,334,320 41,068,048 51,335,060 102,670,120 and 205,340,240, with no remainder.

Since 205,340,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 205,340,240, 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).