Q: Is 238,781,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,781,872 is a composite number.

Why is 238,781,872 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 238,781,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 2,131,981 4,263,962 8,527,924 14,923,867 17,055,848 29,847,734 34,111,696 59,695,468 119,390,936 and 238,781,872, with no remainder.

Since 238,781,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,781,872, 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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