Q: Is 230,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 230,724 is a composite number.

Why is 230,724 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 230,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 26 29 34 36 39 51 52 58 68 78 87 102 116 117 153 156 174 204 221 234 261 306 348 377 442 468 493 522 612 663 754 884 986 1,044 1,131 1,326 1,479 1,508 1,972 1,989 2,262 2,652 2,958 3,393 3,978 4,437 4,524 5,916 6,409 6,786 7,956 8,874 12,818 13,572 17,748 19,227 25,636 38,454 57,681 76,908 115,362 and 230,724, with no remainder.

Since 230,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,724, 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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