Q: Is 236,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 236,640 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 236,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 29 30 32 34 40 48 51 58 60 68 80 85 87 96 102 116 120 136 145 160 170 174 204 232 240 255 272 290 340 348 408 435 464 480 493 510 544 580 680 696 816 870 928 986 1,020 1,160 1,360 1,392 1,479 1,632 1,740 1,972 2,040 2,320 2,465 2,720 2,784 2,958 3,480 3,944 4,080 4,640 4,930 5,916 6,960 7,395 7,888 8,160 9,860 11,832 13,920 14,790 15,776 19,720 23,664 29,580 39,440 47,328 59,160 78,880 118,320 and 236,640, with no remainder.

Since 236,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,640, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).