Q: Is 240,236 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,236 is a composite number.

Why is 240,236 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 240,236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 29 38 58 76 109 116 218 436 551 1,102 2,071 2,204 3,161 4,142 6,322 8,284 12,644 60,059 120,118 and 240,236, with no remainder.

Since 240,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,236, 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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