Q: Is 234,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 234,724 is a composite number.

Why is 234,724 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 234,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 83 101 166 202 332 404 581 707 1,162 1,414 2,324 2,828 8,383 16,766 33,532 58,681 117,362 and 234,724, with no remainder.

Since 234,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,724, 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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