Q: Is 229,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 229,920 is a composite number.

Why is 229,920 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 229,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 479 480 958 1,437 1,916 2,395 2,874 3,832 4,790 5,748 7,185 7,664 9,580 11,496 14,370 15,328 19,160 22,992 28,740 38,320 45,984 57,480 76,640 114,960 and 229,920, with no remainder.

Since 229,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,920, 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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