Q: Is 239,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 239,712 is a composite number.

Why is 239,712 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 239,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 132 176 227 264 352 454 528 681 908 1,056 1,362 1,816 2,497 2,724 3,632 4,994 5,448 7,264 7,491 9,988 10,896 14,982 19,976 21,792 29,964 39,952 59,928 79,904 119,856 and 239,712, with no remainder.

Since 239,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,712, 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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