Q: Is 229,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,728 is a composite number.

Why is 229,728 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 229,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 2,393 4,786 7,179 9,572 14,358 19,144 28,716 38,288 57,432 76,576 114,864 and 229,728, with no remainder.

Since 229,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,728, 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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