Q: Is 238,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,740 is a composite number.

Why is 238,740 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 238,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 46 60 69 92 115 138 173 230 276 345 346 460 519 690 692 865 1,038 1,380 1,730 2,076 2,595 3,460 3,979 5,190 7,958 10,380 11,937 15,916 19,895 23,874 39,790 47,748 59,685 79,580 119,370 and 238,740, with no remainder.

Since 238,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,740, 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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