Q: Is 229,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,488 is a composite number.

Why is 229,488 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 229,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 683 1,366 2,049 2,732 4,098 4,781 5,464 8,196 9,562 10,928 14,343 16,392 19,124 28,686 32,784 38,248 57,372 76,496 114,744 and 229,488, with no remainder.

Since 229,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,488, 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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