Q: Is 250,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 250,240 is a composite number.

Why is 250,240 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 250,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 23 32 34 40 46 64 68 80 85 92 115 128 136 160 170 184 230 272 320 340 368 391 460 544 640 680 736 782 920 1,088 1,360 1,472 1,564 1,840 1,955 2,176 2,720 2,944 3,128 3,680 3,910 5,440 6,256 7,360 7,820 10,880 12,512 14,720 15,640 25,024 31,280 50,048 62,560 125,120 and 250,240, with no remainder.

Since 250,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,240, 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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