Q: Is 320,229 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 320,229 is a composite number.

Why is 320,229 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 320,229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 17 21 23 39 51 63 69 91 117 119 153 161 207 221 273 299 357 391 483 663 819 897 1,071 1,173 1,449 1,547 1,989 2,093 2,691 2,737 3,519 4,641 5,083 6,279 8,211 13,923 15,249 18,837 24,633 35,581 45,747 106,743 and 320,229, with no remainder.

Since 320,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 320,229, 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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