Q: Is 227,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 227,940 is a composite number.

Why is 227,940 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 227,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 87 116 131 145 174 262 290 348 393 435 524 580 655 786 870 1,310 1,572 1,740 1,965 2,620 3,799 3,930 7,598 7,860 11,397 15,196 18,995 22,794 37,990 45,588 56,985 75,980 113,970 and 227,940, with no remainder.

Since 227,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 227,940, 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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