Q: Is 357,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 357,240 is a composite number.

Why is 357,240 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 357,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 229 260 312 390 458 520 687 780 916 1,145 1,374 1,560 1,832 2,290 2,748 2,977 3,435 4,580 5,496 5,954 6,870 8,931 9,160 11,908 13,740 14,885 17,862 23,816 27,480 29,770 35,724 44,655 59,540 71,448 89,310 119,080 178,620 and 357,240, with no remainder.

Since 357,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 357,240, 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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