Q: Is 231,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,240 is a composite number.

Why is 231,240 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 231,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 41 47 60 82 94 120 123 141 164 188 205 235 246 282 328 376 410 470 492 564 615 705 820 940 984 1,128 1,230 1,410 1,640 1,880 1,927 2,460 2,820 3,854 4,920 5,640 5,781 7,708 9,635 11,562 15,416 19,270 23,124 28,905 38,540 46,248 57,810 77,080 115,620 and 231,240, with no remainder.

Since 231,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,240, 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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