Q: Is 238,238 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 238,238 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 238,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 17 22 26 34 49 77 91 98 119 143 154 182 187 221 238 286 374 442 539 637 833 1,001 1,078 1,274 1,309 1,547 1,666 2,002 2,431 2,618 3,094 4,862 7,007 9,163 10,829 14,014 17,017 18,326 21,658 34,034 119,119 and 238,238, with no remainder.

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