Q: Is 240,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,744 is a composite number.

Why is 240,744 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 240,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 1,433 2,866 4,299 5,732 8,598 10,031 11,464 17,196 20,062 30,093 34,392 40,124 60,186 80,248 120,372 and 240,744, with no remainder.

Since 240,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,744, 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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