Q: Is 240,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,498 is a composite number.

Why is 240,498 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 240,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 431 558 862 1,293 2,586 3,879 7,758 13,361 26,722 40,083 80,166 120,249 and 240,498, with no remainder.

Since 240,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,498, 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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