Q: Is 229,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,760 is a composite number.

Why is 229,760 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 229,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 359 640 718 1,436 1,795 2,872 3,590 5,744 7,180 11,488 14,360 22,976 28,720 45,952 57,440 114,880 and 229,760, with no remainder.

Since 229,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,760, 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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