Q: Is 236,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,946 is a composite number.

Why is 236,946 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 236,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 23 34 46 51 69 101 102 138 202 303 391 606 782 1,173 1,717 2,323 2,346 3,434 4,646 5,151 6,969 10,302 13,938 39,491 78,982 118,473 and 236,946, with no remainder.

Since 236,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,946, 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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