Q: Is 240,403,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,403,020 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 240,403,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 26 30 33 39 44 52 55 60 65 66 78 110 130 132 143 156 165 195 220 260 286 330 390 429 572 660 715 780 858 1,430 1,716 2,145 2,860 4,290 8,580 28,019 56,038 84,057 112,076 140,095 168,114 280,190 308,209 336,228 364,247 420,285 560,380 616,418 728,494 840,570 924,627 1,092,741 1,232,836 1,456,988 1,541,045 1,681,140 1,821,235 1,849,254 2,185,482 3,082,090 3,642,470 3,698,508 4,006,717 4,370,964 4,623,135 5,463,705 6,164,180 7,284,940 8,013,434 9,246,270 10,927,410 12,020,151 16,026,868 18,492,540 20,033,585 21,854,820 24,040,302 40,067,170 48,080,604 60,100,755 80,134,340 120,201,510 and 240,403,020, with no remainder.

Since 240,403,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,403,020, 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).