Q: Is 240,418,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,418,740 is a composite number.

Why is 240,418,740 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 240,418,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 4,006,979 8,013,958 12,020,937 16,027,916 20,034,895 24,041,874 40,069,790 48,083,748 60,104,685 80,139,580 120,209,370 and 240,418,740, with no remainder.

Since 240,418,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,418,740, 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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