Q: Is 240,201,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,201,400 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 240,201,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 293 586 1,172 1,465 2,344 2,930 4,099 5,860 7,325 8,198 11,720 14,650 16,396 20,495 29,300 32,792 40,990 58,600 81,980 102,475 163,960 204,950 409,900 819,800 1,201,007 2,402,014 4,804,028 6,005,035 9,608,056 12,010,070 24,020,140 30,025,175 48,040,280 60,050,350 120,100,700 and 240,201,400, with no remainder.

Since 240,201,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,201,400, 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).