Q: Is 44,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 44,240 is a composite number.

Why is 44,240 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 44,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 79 80 112 140 158 280 316 395 553 560 632 790 1,106 1,264 1,580 2,212 2,765 3,160 4,424 5,530 6,320 8,848 11,060 22,120 and 44,240, with no remainder.

Since 44,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 44,240, 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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