Q: Is 236,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,992 is a composite number.

Why is 236,992 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 236,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 23 28 32 46 56 64 92 112 161 184 224 322 368 448 529 644 736 1,058 1,288 1,472 2,116 2,576 3,703 4,232 5,152 7,406 8,464 10,304 14,812 16,928 29,624 33,856 59,248 118,496 and 236,992, with no remainder.

Since 236,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,992, 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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