Q: Is 240,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,552 is a composite number.

Why is 240,552 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 240,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 156 234 257 312 468 514 771 936 1,028 1,542 2,056 2,313 3,084 3,341 4,626 6,168 6,682 9,252 10,023 13,364 18,504 20,046 26,728 30,069 40,092 60,138 80,184 120,276 and 240,552, with no remainder.

Since 240,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,552, 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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