Q: Is 238,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,992 is a composite number.

Why is 238,992 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 238,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 208 312 383 624 766 1,149 1,532 2,298 3,064 4,596 4,979 6,128 9,192 9,958 14,937 18,384 19,916 29,874 39,832 59,748 79,664 119,496 and 238,992, with no remainder.

Since 238,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,992, 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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