Q: Is 232,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 232,740 is a composite number.

Why is 232,740 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 232,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 431 540 862 1,293 1,724 2,155 2,586 3,879 4,310 5,172 6,465 7,758 8,620 11,637 12,930 15,516 19,395 23,274 25,860 38,790 46,548 58,185 77,580 116,370 and 232,740, with no remainder.

Since 232,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,740, 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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