Q: Is 240,588 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,588 is a composite number.

Why is 240,588 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 240,588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 41 82 123 163 164 246 326 369 489 492 652 738 978 1,467 1,476 1,956 2,934 5,868 6,683 13,366 20,049 26,732 40,098 60,147 80,196 120,294 and 240,588, with no remainder.

Since 240,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,588, 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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