Q: Is 240,536,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,536,640 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 240,536,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 71 80 96 120 142 160 192 213 240 284 320 355 426 480 568 710 852 960 1,065 1,136 1,420 1,704 2,130 2,272 2,840 3,408 3,529 4,260 4,544 5,680 6,816 7,058 8,520 10,587 11,360 13,632 14,116 17,040 17,645 21,174 22,720 28,232 34,080 35,290 42,348 52,935 56,464 68,160 70,580 84,696 105,870 112,928 141,160 169,392 211,740 225,856 250,559 282,320 338,784 423,480 501,118 564,640 677,568 751,677 846,960 1,002,236 1,129,280 1,252,795 1,503,354 1,693,920 2,004,472 2,505,590 3,006,708 3,387,840 3,758,385 4,008,944 5,011,180 6,013,416 7,516,770 8,017,888 10,022,360 12,026,832 15,033,540 16,035,776 20,044,720 24,053,664 30,067,080 40,089,440 48,107,328 60,134,160 80,178,880 120,268,320 and 240,536,640, with no remainder.

Since 240,536,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,536,640, 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).