Q: Is 228,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 228,760 is a composite number.

Why is 228,760 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 228,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 19 20 28 35 38 40 43 56 70 76 86 95 133 140 152 172 190 215 266 280 301 344 380 430 532 602 665 760 817 860 1,064 1,204 1,330 1,505 1,634 1,720 2,408 2,660 3,010 3,268 4,085 5,320 5,719 6,020 6,536 8,170 11,438 12,040 16,340 22,876 28,595 32,680 45,752 57,190 114,380 and 228,760, with no remainder.

Since 228,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,760, 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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