Q: Is 240,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,840 is a composite number.

Why is 240,840 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 240,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 223 270 360 446 540 669 892 1,080 1,115 1,338 1,784 2,007 2,230 2,676 3,345 4,014 4,460 5,352 6,021 6,690 8,028 8,920 10,035 12,042 13,380 16,056 20,070 24,084 26,760 30,105 40,140 48,168 60,210 80,280 120,420 and 240,840, with no remainder.

Since 240,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,840, 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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