Q: Is 229,360 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,360 is a composite number.

Why is 229,360 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 229,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 47 61 80 94 122 188 235 244 305 376 470 488 610 752 940 976 1,220 1,880 2,440 2,867 3,760 4,880 5,734 11,468 14,335 22,936 28,670 45,872 57,340 114,680 and 229,360, with no remainder.

Since 229,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,360, 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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