Q: Is 228,123 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 228,123 is a composite number.

Why is 228,123 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 228,123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 27 51 63 71 119 153 189 213 357 459 497 639 1,071 1,207 1,491 1,917 3,213 3,621 4,473 8,449 10,863 13,419 25,347 32,589 76,041 and 228,123, with no remainder.

Since 228,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,123, 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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