Q: Is 240,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,296 is a composite number.

Why is 240,296 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 240,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 49 56 98 196 392 613 1,226 2,452 4,291 4,904 8,582 17,164 30,037 34,328 60,074 120,148 and 240,296, with no remainder.

Since 240,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,296, 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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