Q: Is 940,236 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 940,236 is a composite number.

Why is 940,236 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 940,236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 17 22 33 34 44 51 66 68 102 132 187 204 374 419 561 748 838 1,122 1,257 1,676 2,244 2,514 4,609 5,028 7,123 9,218 13,827 14,246 18,436 21,369 27,654 28,492 42,738 55,308 78,353 85,476 156,706 235,059 313,412 470,118 and 940,236, with no remainder.

Since 940,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 940,236, 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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