Q: Is 457,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 457,240 is a composite number.

Why is 457,240 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 457,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 23 28 35 40 46 56 70 71 92 115 140 142 161 184 230 280 284 322 355 460 497 568 644 710 805 920 994 1,288 1,420 1,610 1,633 1,988 2,485 2,840 3,220 3,266 3,976 4,970 6,440 6,532 8,165 9,940 11,431 13,064 16,330 19,880 22,862 32,660 45,724 57,155 65,320 91,448 114,310 228,620 and 457,240, with no remainder.

Since 457,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,240, 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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