Q: Is 100,221,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 100,221,231 is a composite number.

Why is 100,221,231 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 100,221,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 61 183 671 2,013 49,787 149,361 547,657 1,642,971 3,037,007 9,111,021 33,407,077 and 100,221,231, with no remainder.

Since 100,221,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,221,231, 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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