Q: Is 234,702 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 234,702 is a composite number.

Why is 234,702 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 234,702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 17 18 26 34 39 51 59 78 102 117 118 153 177 221 234 306 354 442 531 663 767 1,003 1,062 1,326 1,534 1,989 2,006 2,301 3,009 3,978 4,602 6,018 6,903 9,027 13,039 13,806 18,054 26,078 39,117 78,234 117,351 and 234,702, with no remainder.

Since 234,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,702, 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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