Q: Is 236,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,900 is a composite number.

Why is 236,900 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 236,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 103 115 206 230 412 460 515 575 1,030 1,150 2,060 2,300 2,369 2,575 4,738 5,150 9,476 10,300 11,845 23,690 47,380 59,225 118,450 and 236,900, with no remainder.

Since 236,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,900, 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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