Q: Is 23,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,240 is a composite number.

Why is 23,240 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 23,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 83 140 166 280 332 415 581 664 830 1,162 1,660 2,324 2,905 3,320 4,648 5,810 11,620 and 23,240, with no remainder.

Since 23,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,240, 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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