Q: Is 240,473,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,473,172 is a composite number.

Why is 240,473,172 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 240,473,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 197 394 591 788 1,182 2,364 101,723 203,446 305,169 406,892 610,338 1,220,676 20,039,431 40,078,862 60,118,293 80,157,724 120,236,586 and 240,473,172, with no remainder.

Since 240,473,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,473,172, 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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