Q: Is 240,642,423 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,642,423 is a composite number.

Why is 240,642,423 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 240,642,423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 1,907 2,003 5,721 6,009 13,349 14,021 17,163 18,027 40,047 42,063 120,141 126,189 3,819,721 11,459,163 26,738,047 34,377,489 80,214,141 and 240,642,423, with no remainder.

Since 240,642,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,642,423, 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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