Q: Is 239,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 239,720 is a composite number.

Why is 239,720 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 239,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 130 260 461 520 922 1,844 2,305 3,688 4,610 5,993 9,220 11,986 18,440 23,972 29,965 47,944 59,930 119,860 and 239,720, with no remainder.

Since 239,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,720, 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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