Q: Is 240,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,948 is a composite number.

Why is 240,948 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 240,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 27 36 46 54 69 92 97 108 138 194 207 276 291 388 414 582 621 828 873 1,164 1,242 1,746 2,231 2,484 2,619 3,492 4,462 5,238 6,693 8,924 10,476 13,386 20,079 26,772 40,158 60,237 80,316 120,474 and 240,948, with no remainder.

Since 240,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,948, 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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