Q: Is 236,985 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,985 is a composite number.

Why is 236,985 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 236,985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 37 61 105 111 183 185 259 305 427 555 777 915 1,281 1,295 2,135 2,257 3,885 6,405 6,771 11,285 15,799 33,855 47,397 78,995 and 236,985, with no remainder.

Since 236,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,985, 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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