Q: Is 240,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,996 is a composite number.

Why is 240,996 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 240,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 19 21 28 38 42 57 76 84 114 133 151 228 266 302 399 453 532 604 798 906 1,057 1,596 1,812 2,114 2,869 3,171 4,228 5,738 6,342 8,607 11,476 12,684 17,214 20,083 34,428 40,166 60,249 80,332 120,498 and 240,996, with no remainder.

Since 240,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,996, 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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