Q: Is 65,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 65,240 is a composite number.

Why is 65,240 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 65,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 233 280 466 932 1,165 1,631 1,864 2,330 3,262 4,660 6,524 8,155 9,320 13,048 16,310 32,620 and 65,240, with no remainder.

Since 65,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 65,240, 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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