Q: Is 236,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,988 is a composite number.

Why is 236,988 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 236,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 58 87 116 174 227 261 348 454 522 681 908 1,044 1,362 2,043 2,724 4,086 6,583 8,172 13,166 19,749 26,332 39,498 59,247 78,996 118,494 and 236,988, with no remainder.

Since 236,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,988, 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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