Q: Is 240,688 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,688 is a composite number.

Why is 240,688 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 240,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 49 56 98 112 196 307 392 614 784 1,228 2,149 2,456 4,298 4,912 8,596 15,043 17,192 30,086 34,384 60,172 120,344 and 240,688, with no remainder.

Since 240,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,688, 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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