Q: Is 240,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,462 is a composite number.

Why is 240,462 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 240,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 61 73 122 146 183 219 366 438 549 657 1,098 1,314 1,647 1,971 3,294 3,942 4,453 8,906 13,359 26,718 40,077 80,154 120,231 and 240,462, with no remainder.

Since 240,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,462, 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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