Q: Is 240,534 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,534 is a composite number.

Why is 240,534 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 240,534 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 42 46 63 69 83 126 138 161 166 207 249 322 414 483 498 581 747 966 1,162 1,449 1,494 1,743 1,909 2,898 3,486 3,818 5,229 5,727 10,458 11,454 13,363 17,181 26,726 34,362 40,089 80,178 120,267 and 240,534, with no remainder.

Since 240,534 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,534, 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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