Q: Is 227,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 227,988 is a composite number.

Why is 227,988 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 227,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 2,111 4,222 6,333 8,444 12,666 18,999 25,332 37,998 56,997 75,996 113,994 and 227,988, with no remainder.

Since 227,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 227,988, 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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