Q: Is 359,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 359,240 is a composite number.

Why is 359,240 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 359,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 1,283 2,566 5,132 6,415 8,981 10,264 12,830 17,962 25,660 35,924 44,905 51,320 71,848 89,810 179,620 and 359,240, with no remainder.

Since 359,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,240, 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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