Q: Is 240,253,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,253,400 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 240,253,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 25 29 40 46 50 58 92 100 115 116 145 184 200 230 232 290 460 575 580 667 725 920 1,150 1,160 1,334 1,450 1,801 2,300 2,668 2,900 3,335 3,602 4,600 5,336 5,800 6,670 7,204 9,005 13,340 14,408 16,675 18,010 26,680 33,350 36,020 41,423 45,025 52,229 66,700 72,040 82,846 90,050 104,458 133,400 165,692 180,100 207,115 208,916 261,145 331,384 360,200 414,230 417,832 522,290 828,460 1,035,575 1,044,580 1,201,267 1,305,725 1,656,920 2,071,150 2,089,160 2,402,534 2,611,450 4,142,300 4,805,068 5,222,900 6,006,335 8,284,600 9,610,136 10,445,800 12,012,670 24,025,340 30,031,675 48,050,680 60,063,350 120,126,700 and 240,253,400, with no remainder.

Since 240,253,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,253,400, 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).