Q: Is 240,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,240 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 240,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 33 35 39 40 42 44 48 52 55 56 60 65 66 70 77 78 80 84 88 91 104 105 110 112 120 130 132 140 143 154 156 165 168 176 182 195 208 210 220 231 240 260 264 273 280 286 308 312 330 336 364 385 390 420 429 440 455 462 520 528 546 560 572 616 624 660 715 728 770 780 840 858 880 910 924 1,001 1,040 1,092 1,144 1,155 1,232 1,320 1,365 1,430 1,456 1,540 1,560 1,680 1,716 1,820 1,848 2,002 2,145 2,184 2,288 2,310 2,640 2,730 2,860 3,003 3,080 3,120 3,432 3,640 3,696 4,004 4,290 4,368 4,620 5,005 5,460 5,720 6,006 6,160 6,864 7,280 8,008 8,580 9,240 10,010 10,920 11,440 12,012 15,015 16,016 17,160 18,480 20,020 21,840 24,024 30,030 34,320 40,040 48,048 60,060 80,080 120,120 and 240,240, with no remainder.

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