Q: Is 236,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,320 is a composite number.

Why is 236,320 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 236,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 160 211 224 280 422 560 844 1,055 1,120 1,477 1,688 2,110 2,954 3,376 4,220 5,908 6,752 7,385 8,440 11,816 14,770 16,880 23,632 29,540 33,760 47,264 59,080 118,160 and 236,320, with no remainder.

Since 236,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,320, 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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