Q: Is 240,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,864 is a composite number.

Why is 240,864 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 240,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 156 193 208 312 386 416 579 624 772 1,158 1,248 1,544 2,316 2,509 3,088 4,632 5,018 6,176 7,527 9,264 10,036 15,054 18,528 20,072 30,108 40,144 60,216 80,288 120,432 and 240,864, with no remainder.

Since 240,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,864, 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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