Q: Is 236,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,940 is a composite number.

Why is 236,940 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 236,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 330 359 660 718 1,077 1,436 1,795 2,154 3,590 3,949 4,308 5,385 7,180 7,898 10,770 11,847 15,796 19,745 21,540 23,694 39,490 47,388 59,235 78,980 118,470 and 236,940, with no remainder.

Since 236,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,940, 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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