Q: Is 330,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 330,240 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 330,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 43 48 60 64 80 86 96 120 128 129 160 172 192 215 240 256 258 320 344 384 430 480 512 516 640 645 688 768 860 960 1,032 1,280 1,290 1,376 1,536 1,720 1,920 2,064 2,560 2,580 2,752 3,440 3,840 4,128 5,160 5,504 6,880 7,680 8,256 10,320 11,008 13,760 16,512 20,640 22,016 27,520 33,024 41,280 55,040 66,048 82,560 110,080 165,120 and 330,240, with no remainder.

Since 330,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 330,240, 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).