Q: Is 240,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,800 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 240,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 43 50 56 70 80 86 100 112 140 160 172 175 200 215 224 280 301 344 350 400 430 560 602 688 700 800 860 1,075 1,120 1,204 1,376 1,400 1,505 1,720 2,150 2,408 2,800 3,010 3,440 4,300 4,816 5,600 6,020 6,880 7,525 8,600 9,632 12,040 15,050 17,200 24,080 30,100 34,400 48,160 60,200 120,400 and 240,800, with no remainder.

Since 240,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,800, 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).