Q: Is 240,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,456 is a composite number.

Why is 240,456 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 240,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 43 86 129 172 233 258 344 466 516 699 932 1,032 1,398 1,864 2,796 5,592 10,019 20,038 30,057 40,076 60,114 80,152 120,228 and 240,456, with no remainder.

Since 240,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,456, 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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