Q: Is 240,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,480 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 240,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 167 180 240 288 334 360 480 501 668 720 835 1,002 1,336 1,440 1,503 1,670 2,004 2,505 2,672 3,006 3,340 4,008 5,010 5,344 6,012 6,680 7,515 8,016 10,020 12,024 13,360 15,030 16,032 20,040 24,048 26,720 30,060 40,080 48,096 60,120 80,160 120,240 and 240,480, with no remainder.

Since 240,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,480, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).