Q: Is 233,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 233,240 is a composite number.

Why is 233,240 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 233,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 49 56 68 70 85 98 119 136 140 170 196 238 245 280 340 343 392 476 490 595 680 686 833 952 980 1,190 1,372 1,666 1,715 1,960 2,380 2,744 3,332 3,430 4,165 4,760 5,831 6,664 6,860 8,330 11,662 13,720 16,660 23,324 29,155 33,320 46,648 58,310 116,620 and 233,240, with no remainder.

Since 233,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 233,240, 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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