Q: Is 229,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,840 is a composite number.

Why is 229,840 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 229,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 17 20 26 34 40 52 65 68 80 85 104 130 136 169 170 208 221 260 272 338 340 442 520 676 680 845 884 1,040 1,105 1,352 1,360 1,690 1,768 2,210 2,704 2,873 3,380 3,536 4,420 5,746 6,760 8,840 11,492 13,520 14,365 17,680 22,984 28,730 45,968 57,460 114,920 and 229,840, with no remainder.

Since 229,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,840, 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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