Q: Is 240,732 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,732 is a composite number.

Why is 240,732 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 240,732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 743 1,486 2,229 2,972 4,458 6,687 8,916 13,374 20,061 26,748 40,122 60,183 80,244 120,366 and 240,732, with no remainder.

Since 240,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,732, 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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