Q: Is 230,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 230,272 is a composite number.

Why is 230,272 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 230,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 128 224 257 448 514 896 1,028 1,799 2,056 3,598 4,112 7,196 8,224 14,392 16,448 28,784 32,896 57,568 115,136 and 230,272, with no remainder.

Since 230,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,272, 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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