Q: Is 240,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,520 is a composite number.

Why is 240,520 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 240,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 859 1,718 3,436 4,295 6,013 6,872 8,590 12,026 17,180 24,052 30,065 34,360 48,104 60,130 120,260 and 240,520, with no remainder.

Since 240,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,520, 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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