Q: Is 240,282 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,282 is a composite number.

Why is 240,282 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 240,282 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 1,907 3,814 5,721 11,442 13,349 17,163 26,698 34,326 40,047 80,094 120,141 and 240,282, with no remainder.

Since 240,282 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,282, 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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