Q: Is 234,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 234,738 is a composite number.

Why is 234,738 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 234,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 27 42 46 54 63 69 81 126 138 161 162 189 207 243 322 378 414 483 486 567 621 729 966 1,134 1,242 1,449 1,458 1,701 1,863 2,898 3,402 3,726 4,347 5,103 5,589 8,694 10,206 11,178 13,041 16,767 26,082 33,534 39,123 78,246 117,369 and 234,738, with no remainder.

Since 234,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,738, 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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