Q: Is 229,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,880 is a composite number.

Why is 229,880 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 229,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 821 1,642 3,284 4,105 5,747 6,568 8,210 11,494 16,420 22,988 28,735 32,840 45,976 57,470 114,940 and 229,880, with no remainder.

Since 229,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,880, 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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