Q: Is 238,336 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,336 is a composite number.

Why is 238,336 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 238,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 32 38 49 56 64 76 98 112 128 133 152 196 224 256 266 304 392 448 532 608 784 896 931 1,064 1,216 1,568 1,792 1,862 2,128 2,432 3,136 3,724 4,256 4,864 6,272 7,448 8,512 12,544 14,896 17,024 29,792 34,048 59,584 119,168 and 238,336, with no remainder.

Since 238,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,336, 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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