Q: Is 234,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 234,960 is a composite number.

Why is 234,960 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 234,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 89 110 120 132 165 176 178 220 240 264 267 330 356 440 445 528 534 660 712 880 890 979 1,068 1,320 1,335 1,424 1,780 1,958 2,136 2,640 2,670 2,937 3,560 3,916 4,272 4,895 5,340 5,874 7,120 7,832 9,790 10,680 11,748 14,685 15,664 19,580 21,360 23,496 29,370 39,160 46,992 58,740 78,320 117,480 and 234,960, with no remainder.

Since 234,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,960, 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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