Q: Is 248,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 248,040 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 248,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 53 60 65 72 78 90 104 106 117 120 130 156 159 180 195 212 234 260 265 312 318 360 390 424 468 477 520 530 585 636 689 780 795 936 954 1,060 1,170 1,272 1,378 1,560 1,590 1,908 2,067 2,120 2,340 2,385 2,756 3,180 3,445 3,816 4,134 4,680 4,770 5,512 6,201 6,360 6,890 8,268 9,540 10,335 12,402 13,780 16,536 19,080 20,670 24,804 27,560 31,005 41,340 49,608 62,010 82,680 124,020 and 248,040, with no remainder.

Since 248,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,040, 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).