Q: Is 240,541,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,541,000 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 240,541,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 98 100 125 140 175 196 200 245 250 280 350 392 490 500 700 875 980 1,000 1,225 1,400 1,750 1,960 2,450 3,500 4,900 4,909 6,125 7,000 9,800 9,818 12,250 19,636 24,500 24,545 34,363 39,272 49,000 49,090 68,726 98,180 122,725 137,452 171,815 196,360 240,541 245,450 274,904 343,630 481,082 490,900 613,625 687,260 859,075 962,164 981,800 1,202,705 1,227,250 1,374,520 1,718,150 1,924,328 2,405,410 2,454,500 3,436,300 4,295,375 4,810,820 4,909,000 6,013,525 6,872,600 8,590,750 9,621,640 12,027,050 17,181,500 24,054,100 30,067,625 34,363,000 48,108,200 60,135,250 120,270,500 and 240,541,000, with no remainder.

Since 240,541,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,541,000, 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).