Q: Is 234,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 234,740 is a composite number.

Why is 234,740 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 234,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 97 110 121 194 220 242 388 484 485 605 970 1,067 1,210 1,940 2,134 2,420 4,268 5,335 10,670 11,737 21,340 23,474 46,948 58,685 117,370 and 234,740, with no remainder.

Since 234,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,740, 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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