Q: Is 226,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 226,720 is a composite number.

Why is 226,720 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 226,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 65 80 104 109 130 160 208 218 260 416 436 520 545 872 1,040 1,090 1,417 1,744 2,080 2,180 2,834 3,488 4,360 5,668 7,085 8,720 11,336 14,170 17,440 22,672 28,340 45,344 56,680 113,360 and 226,720, with no remainder.

Since 226,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 226,720, 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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