Q: Is 228,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 228,942 is a composite number.

Why is 228,942 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 228,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 42 46 63 69 79 126 138 158 161 207 237 322 414 474 483 553 711 966 1,106 1,422 1,449 1,659 1,817 2,898 3,318 3,634 4,977 5,451 9,954 10,902 12,719 16,353 25,438 32,706 38,157 76,314 114,471 and 228,942, with no remainder.

Since 228,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,942, 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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