Q: Is 238,176 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,176 is a composite number.

Why is 238,176 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 238,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 827 1,654 2,481 3,308 4,962 6,616 7,443 9,924 13,232 14,886 19,848 26,464 29,772 39,696 59,544 79,392 119,088 and 238,176, with no remainder.

Since 238,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,176, 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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