Q: Is 240,471 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,471 is a composite number.

Why is 240,471 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 240,471 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 33 63 77 99 231 347 693 1,041 2,429 3,123 3,817 7,287 11,451 21,861 26,719 34,353 80,157 and 240,471, with no remainder.

Since 240,471 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,471, 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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