Q: Is 229,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,240 is a composite number.

Why is 229,240 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 229,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 110 220 440 521 1,042 2,084 2,605 4,168 5,210 5,731 10,420 11,462 20,840 22,924 28,655 45,848 57,310 114,620 and 229,240, with no remainder.

Since 229,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,240, 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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