Q: Is 232,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 232,980 is a composite number.

Why is 232,980 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 232,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 330 353 660 706 1,059 1,412 1,765 2,118 3,530 3,883 4,236 5,295 7,060 7,766 10,590 11,649 15,532 19,415 21,180 23,298 38,830 46,596 58,245 77,660 116,490 and 232,980, with no remainder.

Since 232,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,980, 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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