Q: Is 230,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 230,720 is a composite number.

Why is 230,720 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 230,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 103 112 140 160 206 224 280 320 412 448 515 560 721 824 1,030 1,120 1,442 1,648 2,060 2,240 2,884 3,296 3,605 4,120 5,768 6,592 7,210 8,240 11,536 14,420 16,480 23,072 28,840 32,960 46,144 57,680 115,360 and 230,720, with no remainder.

Since 230,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,720, 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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