Q: Is 228,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 228,520 is a composite number.

Why is 228,520 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 228,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 197 232 290 394 580 788 985 1,160 1,576 1,970 3,940 5,713 7,880 11,426 22,852 28,565 45,704 57,130 114,260 and 228,520, with no remainder.

Since 228,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,520, 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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