Q: Is 24,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,240 is a composite number.

Why is 24,240 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 24,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 101 120 202 240 303 404 505 606 808 1,010 1,212 1,515 1,616 2,020 2,424 3,030 4,040 4,848 6,060 8,080 12,120 and 24,240, with no remainder.

Since 24,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,240, 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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