Q: Is 234,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 234,872 is a composite number.

Why is 234,872 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 234,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 17 22 34 44 68 88 136 157 187 314 374 628 748 1,256 1,496 1,727 2,669 3,454 5,338 6,908 10,676 13,816 21,352 29,359 58,718 117,436 and 234,872, with no remainder.

Since 234,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,872, 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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