Q: Is 240,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,720 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 240,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 59 60 68 80 85 102 118 120 136 170 177 204 236 240 255 272 295 340 354 408 472 510 590 680 708 816 885 944 1,003 1,020 1,180 1,360 1,416 1,770 2,006 2,040 2,360 2,832 3,009 3,540 4,012 4,080 4,720 5,015 6,018 7,080 8,024 10,030 12,036 14,160 15,045 16,048 20,060 24,072 30,090 40,120 48,144 60,180 80,240 120,360 and 240,720, with no remainder.

Since 240,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,720, 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).