Q: Is 254,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,240 is a composite number.

Why is 254,240 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 254,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 160 224 227 280 454 560 908 1,120 1,135 1,589 1,816 2,270 3,178 3,632 4,540 6,356 7,264 7,945 9,080 12,712 15,890 18,160 25,424 31,780 36,320 50,848 63,560 127,120 and 254,240, with no remainder.

Since 254,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,240, 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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