Q: Is 230,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 230,888 is a composite number.

Why is 230,888 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 230,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 19 28 31 38 49 56 62 76 98 124 133 152 196 217 248 266 392 434 532 589 868 931 1,064 1,178 1,519 1,736 1,862 2,356 3,038 3,724 4,123 4,712 6,076 7,448 8,246 12,152 16,492 28,861 32,984 57,722 115,444 and 230,888, with no remainder.

Since 230,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,888, 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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