Q: Is 240,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 240,900 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 240,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 73 75 100 110 132 146 150 165 219 220 275 292 300 330 365 438 550 660 730 803 825 876 1,095 1,100 1,460 1,606 1,650 1,825 2,190 2,409 3,212 3,300 3,650 4,015 4,380 4,818 5,475 7,300 8,030 9,636 10,950 12,045 16,060 20,075 21,900 24,090 40,150 48,180 60,225 80,300 120,450 and 240,900, with no remainder.

Since 240,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,900, 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).