Q: Is 236,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,740 is a composite number.

Why is 236,740 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 236,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 28 35 38 70 76 89 95 133 140 178 190 266 356 380 445 532 623 665 890 1,246 1,330 1,691 1,780 2,492 2,660 3,115 3,382 6,230 6,764 8,455 11,837 12,460 16,910 23,674 33,820 47,348 59,185 118,370 and 236,740, with no remainder.

Since 236,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,740, 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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