Q: Is 229,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,800 is a composite number.

Why is 229,800 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 229,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 150 200 300 383 600 766 1,149 1,532 1,915 2,298 3,064 3,830 4,596 5,745 7,660 9,192 9,575 11,490 15,320 19,150 22,980 28,725 38,300 45,960 57,450 76,600 114,900 and 229,800, with no remainder.

Since 229,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,800, 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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