Q: Is 246,270,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 246,270,240 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 246,270,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 109 120 135 144 160 180 216 218 240 270 288 327 360 432 436 480 523 540 545 654 720 864 872 981 1,046 1,080 1,090 1,308 1,440 1,569 1,635 1,744 1,962 2,092 2,160 2,180 2,615 2,616 2,943 3,138 3,270 3,488 3,924 4,184 4,320 4,360 4,707 4,905 5,230 5,232 5,886 6,276 6,540 7,845 7,848 8,368 8,720 9,414 9,810 10,460 10,464 11,772 12,552 13,080 14,121 14,715 15,690 15,696 16,736 17,440 18,828 19,620 20,920 23,535 23,544 25,104 26,160 28,242 29,430 31,380 31,392 37,656 39,240 41,840 47,070 47,088 50,208 52,320 56,484 57,007 58,860 62,760 70,605 75,312 78,480 83,680 94,140 94,176 112,968 114,014 117,720 125,520 141,210 150,624 156,960 171,021 188,280 225,936 228,028 235,440 251,040 282,420 285,035 342,042 376,560 451,872 456,056 470,880 513,063 564,840 570,070 684,084 753,120 855,105 912,112 1,026,126 1,129,680 1,140,140 1,368,168 1,539,189 1,710,210 1,824,224 2,052,252 2,259,360 2,280,280 2,565,315 2,736,336 3,078,378 3,420,420 4,104,504 4,560,560 5,130,630 5,472,672 6,156,756 6,840,840 7,695,945 8,209,008 9,121,120 10,261,260 12,313,512 13,681,680 15,391,890 16,418,016 20,522,520 24,627,024 27,363,360 30,783,780 41,045,040 49,254,048 61,567,560 82,090,080 123,135,120 and 246,270,240, with no remainder.

Since 246,270,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,270,240, 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).