Q: Is 228,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 228,420 is a composite number.

Why is 228,420 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 228,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 47 54 60 81 90 94 108 135 141 162 180 188 235 243 270 282 324 405 423 470 486 540 564 705 810 846 940 972 1,215 1,269 1,410 1,620 1,692 2,115 2,430 2,538 2,820 3,807 4,230 4,860 5,076 6,345 7,614 8,460 11,421 12,690 15,228 19,035 22,842 25,380 38,070 45,684 57,105 76,140 114,210 and 228,420, with no remainder.

Since 228,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,420, 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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