Q: Is 258,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 258,240 is a composite number.

Why is 258,240 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 258,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 269 320 480 538 807 960 1,076 1,345 1,614 2,152 2,690 3,228 4,035 4,304 5,380 6,456 8,070 8,608 10,760 12,912 16,140 17,216 21,520 25,824 32,280 43,040 51,648 64,560 86,080 129,120 and 258,240, with no remainder.

Since 258,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,240, 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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