Q: Is 238,832 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,832 is a composite number.

Why is 238,832 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 238,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 23 44 46 59 88 92 118 176 184 236 253 368 472 506 649 944 1,012 1,298 1,357 2,024 2,596 2,714 4,048 5,192 5,428 10,384 10,856 14,927 21,712 29,854 59,708 119,416 and 238,832, with no remainder.

Since 238,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,832, 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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