Q: Is 229,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,560 is a composite number.

Why is 229,560 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 229,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,913 3,826 5,739 7,652 9,565 11,478 15,304 19,130 22,956 28,695 38,260 45,912 57,390 76,520 114,780 and 229,560, with no remainder.

Since 229,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,560, 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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