Q: Is 240,668,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,668,550 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 240,668,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 25 27 30 45 46 50 54 69 75 90 115 135 138 150 207 225 230 270 337 345 414 450 529 575 621 674 675 690 1,011 1,035 1,058 1,150 1,242 1,350 1,587 1,685 1,725 2,022 2,070 2,645 3,033 3,105 3,174 3,370 3,450 4,761 5,055 5,175 5,290 6,066 6,210 7,751 7,935 8,425 9,099 9,522 10,110 10,350 13,225 14,283 15,165 15,502 15,525 15,870 16,850 18,198 23,253 23,805 25,275 26,450 28,566 30,330 31,050 38,755 39,675 45,495 46,506 47,610 50,550 69,759 71,415 75,825 77,510 79,350 90,990 116,265 119,025 139,518 142,830 151,650 178,273 193,775 209,277 227,475 232,530 238,050 348,795 356,546 357,075 387,550 418,554 454,950 534,819 581,325 697,590 714,150 891,365 1,046,385 1,069,638 1,162,650 1,604,457 1,743,975 1,782,730 2,092,770 2,674,095 3,208,914 3,487,950 4,456,825 4,813,371 5,231,925 5,348,190 8,022,285 8,913,650 9,626,742 10,463,850 13,370,475 16,044,570 24,066,855 26,740,950 40,111,425 48,133,710 80,222,850 120,334,275 and 240,668,550, with no remainder.

Since 240,668,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,668,550, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).