Q: Is 236,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,400 is a composite number.

Why is 236,400 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 236,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 197 200 240 300 394 400 591 600 788 985 1,182 1,200 1,576 1,970 2,364 2,955 3,152 3,940 4,728 4,925 5,910 7,880 9,456 9,850 11,820 14,775 15,760 19,700 23,640 29,550 39,400 47,280 59,100 78,800 118,200 and 236,400, with no remainder.

Since 236,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,400, 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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