Q: Is 240,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,768 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 240,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 19 22 24 32 33 36 38 44 48 57 64 66 72 76 88 96 99 114 128 132 144 152 171 176 192 198 209 228 264 288 304 342 352 384 396 418 456 528 576 608 627 684 704 792 836 912 1,056 1,152 1,216 1,254 1,368 1,408 1,584 1,672 1,824 1,881 2,112 2,432 2,508 2,736 3,168 3,344 3,648 3,762 4,224 5,016 5,472 6,336 6,688 7,296 7,524 10,032 10,944 12,672 13,376 15,048 20,064 21,888 26,752 30,096 40,128 60,192 80,256 120,384 and 240,768, with no remainder.

Since 240,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,768, 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).