Q: Is 36,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,240 is a composite number.

Why is 36,240 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 36,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 151 240 302 453 604 755 906 1,208 1,510 1,812 2,265 2,416 3,020 3,624 4,530 6,040 7,248 9,060 12,080 18,120 and 36,240, with no remainder.

Since 36,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,240, 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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