Q: Is 240,576 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,576 is a composite number.

Why is 240,576 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 240,576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 168 179 192 224 336 358 448 537 672 716 1,074 1,253 1,344 1,432 2,148 2,506 2,864 3,759 4,296 5,012 5,728 7,518 8,592 10,024 11,456 15,036 17,184 20,048 30,072 34,368 40,096 60,144 80,192 120,288 and 240,576, with no remainder.

Since 240,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,576, 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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