Q: Is 228,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 228,920 is a composite number.

Why is 228,920 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 228,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 97 118 194 236 295 388 472 485 590 776 970 1,180 1,940 2,360 3,880 5,723 11,446 22,892 28,615 45,784 57,230 114,460 and 228,920, with no remainder.

Since 228,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,920, 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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