Q: Is 236,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,572 is a composite number.

Why is 236,572 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 236,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 49 68 71 98 119 142 196 238 284 476 497 833 994 1,207 1,666 1,988 2,414 3,332 3,479 4,828 6,958 8,449 13,916 16,898 33,796 59,143 118,286 and 236,572, with no remainder.

Since 236,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,572, 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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