Q: Is 40,160,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 40,160,240 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 40,160,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 241 482 964 1,205 1,928 2,083 2,410 3,856 4,166 4,820 8,332 9,640 10,415 16,664 19,280 20,830 33,328 41,660 83,320 166,640 502,003 1,004,006 2,008,012 2,510,015 4,016,024 5,020,030 8,032,048 10,040,060 20,080,120 and 40,160,240, with no remainder.

Since 40,160,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,160,240, 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).