Q: Is 249,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 249,240 is a composite number.

Why is 249,240 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 249,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 31 40 60 62 67 93 120 124 134 155 186 201 248 268 310 335 372 402 465 536 620 670 744 804 930 1,005 1,240 1,340 1,608 1,860 2,010 2,077 2,680 3,720 4,020 4,154 6,231 8,040 8,308 10,385 12,462 16,616 20,770 24,924 31,155 41,540 49,848 62,310 83,080 124,620 and 249,240, with no remainder.

Since 249,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,240, 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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