Q: Is 240,216,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,216,120 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 240,216,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 60 68 72 85 90 102 120 136 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 360 408 510 612 680 765 1,020 1,224 1,530 2,040 3,060 6,120 39,251 78,502 117,753 157,004 196,255 235,506 314,008 353,259 392,510 471,012 588,765 667,267 706,518 785,020 942,024 1,177,530 1,334,534 1,413,036 1,570,040 1,766,295 2,001,801 2,355,060 2,669,068 2,826,072 3,336,335 3,532,590 4,003,602 4,710,120 5,338,136 6,005,403 6,672,670 7,065,180 8,007,204 10,009,005 12,010,806 13,345,340 14,130,360 16,014,408 20,018,010 24,021,612 26,690,680 30,027,015 40,036,020 48,043,224 60,054,030 80,072,040 120,108,060 and 240,216,120, with no remainder.

Since 240,216,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,216,120, 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).