Q: Is 240,553,158 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,553,158 is a composite number.

Why is 240,553,158 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 240,553,158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,621 3,242 4,863 9,726 24,733 49,466 74,199 148,398 40,092,193 80,184,386 120,276,579 and 240,553,158, with no remainder.

Since 240,553,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,553,158, 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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