Q: Is 240,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,120 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 240,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 29 30 36 40 45 46 58 60 69 72 87 90 92 115 116 120 138 145 174 180 184 207 230 232 261 276 290 345 348 360 414 435 460 522 552 580 667 690 696 828 870 920 1,035 1,044 1,160 1,305 1,334 1,380 1,656 1,740 2,001 2,070 2,088 2,610 2,668 2,760 3,335 3,480 4,002 4,140 5,220 5,336 6,003 6,670 8,004 8,280 10,005 10,440 12,006 13,340 16,008 20,010 24,012 26,680 30,015 40,020 48,024 60,030 80,040 120,060 and 240,120, with no remainder.

Since 240,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,120, 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).