Q: Is 236,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,700 is a composite number.

Why is 236,700 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 236,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 263 300 450 526 789 900 1,052 1,315 1,578 2,367 2,630 3,156 3,945 4,734 5,260 6,575 7,890 9,468 11,835 13,150 15,780 19,725 23,670 26,300 39,450 47,340 59,175 78,900 118,350 and 236,700, with no remainder.

Since 236,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,700, 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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