Q: Is 230,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 230,472 is a composite number.

Why is 230,472 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 230,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 88 97 99 108 132 194 198 216 264 291 297 388 396 582 594 776 792 873 1,067 1,164 1,188 1,746 2,134 2,328 2,376 2,619 3,201 3,492 4,268 5,238 6,402 6,984 8,536 9,603 10,476 12,804 19,206 20,952 25,608 28,809 38,412 57,618 76,824 115,236 and 230,472, with no remainder.

Since 230,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,472, 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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