Q: Is 238,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,824 is a composite number.

Why is 238,824 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 238,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 31 36 62 72 93 107 124 186 214 248 279 321 372 428 558 642 744 856 963 1,116 1,284 1,926 2,232 2,568 3,317 3,852 6,634 7,704 9,951 13,268 19,902 26,536 29,853 39,804 59,706 79,608 119,412 and 238,824, with no remainder.

Since 238,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,824, 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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