Q: Is 240,331,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,331,400 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 240,331,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 941 1,277 1,882 2,554 3,764 4,705 5,108 6,385 7,528 9,410 10,216 12,770 18,820 23,525 25,540 31,925 37,640 47,050 51,080 63,850 94,100 127,700 188,200 255,400 1,201,657 2,403,314 4,806,628 6,008,285 9,613,256 12,016,570 24,033,140 30,041,425 48,066,280 60,082,850 120,165,700 and 240,331,400, with no remainder.

Since 240,331,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,331,400, 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).