Q: Is 229,752 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,752 is a composite number.

Why is 229,752 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 229,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 3,191 6,382 9,573 12,764 19,146 25,528 28,719 38,292 57,438 76,584 114,876 and 229,752, with no remainder.

Since 229,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,752, 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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