Q: Is 240,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,492 is a composite number.

Why is 240,492 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 240,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 147 196 294 409 588 818 1,227 1,636 2,454 2,863 4,908 5,726 8,589 11,452 17,178 20,041 34,356 40,082 60,123 80,164 120,246 and 240,492, with no remainder.

Since 240,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,492, 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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