Q: Is 229,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,460 is a composite number.

Why is 229,460 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 229,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 55 70 77 110 140 149 154 220 298 308 385 596 745 770 1,043 1,490 1,540 1,639 2,086 2,980 3,278 4,172 5,215 6,556 8,195 10,430 11,473 16,390 20,860 22,946 32,780 45,892 57,365 114,730 and 229,460, with no remainder.

Since 229,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,460, 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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