Q: Is 238,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,728 is a composite number.

Why is 238,728 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 238,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 29 42 49 56 58 84 87 98 116 147 168 174 196 203 232 294 343 348 392 406 588 609 686 696 812 1,029 1,176 1,218 1,372 1,421 1,624 2,058 2,436 2,744 2,842 4,116 4,263 4,872 5,684 8,232 8,526 9,947 11,368 17,052 19,894 29,841 34,104 39,788 59,682 79,576 119,364 and 238,728, with no remainder.

Since 238,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,728, 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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