Q: Is 417,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 417,240 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 417,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 61 72 76 90 95 114 120 122 152 171 180 183 190 228 244 285 305 342 360 366 380 456 488 549 570 610 684 732 760 855 915 1,098 1,140 1,159 1,220 1,368 1,464 1,710 1,830 2,196 2,280 2,318 2,440 2,745 3,420 3,477 3,660 4,392 4,636 5,490 5,795 6,840 6,954 7,320 9,272 10,431 10,980 11,590 13,908 17,385 20,862 21,960 23,180 27,816 34,770 41,724 46,360 52,155 69,540 83,448 104,310 139,080 208,620 and 417,240, with no remainder.

Since 417,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 417,240, 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).