Q: Is 131,221,431 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,221,431 is a composite number.

Why is 131,221,431 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 131,221,431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 61 99 183 297 549 671 1,647 2,013 6,039 7,243 18,117 21,729 65,187 79,673 195,561 239,019 441,823 717,057 1,325,469 2,151,171 3,976,407 4,860,053 11,929,221 14,580,159 43,740,477 and 131,221,431, with no remainder.

Since 131,221,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,221,431, 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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