Q: Is 240,472,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,472,640 is a composite number.

Why is 240,472,640 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 240,472,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 58 64 80 116 145 160 232 290 320 464 580 928 1,160 1,856 2,320 4,640 9,280 25,913 51,826 103,652 129,565 207,304 259,130 414,608 518,260 751,477 829,216 1,036,520 1,502,954 1,658,432 2,073,040 3,005,908 3,757,385 4,146,080 6,011,816 7,514,770 8,292,160 12,023,632 15,029,540 24,047,264 30,059,080 48,094,528 60,118,160 120,236,320 and 240,472,640, with no remainder.

Since 240,472,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,472,640, 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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