Q: Is 236,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,520 is a composite number.

Why is 236,520 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 236,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 73 81 90 108 120 135 146 162 180 216 219 270 292 324 360 365 405 438 540 584 648 657 730 810 876 1,080 1,095 1,314 1,460 1,620 1,752 1,971 2,190 2,628 2,920 3,240 3,285 3,942 4,380 5,256 5,913 6,570 7,884 8,760 9,855 11,826 13,140 15,768 19,710 23,652 26,280 29,565 39,420 47,304 59,130 78,840 118,260 and 236,520, with no remainder.

Since 236,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,520, 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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