Q: Is 131,462,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 131,462,428 is a composite number.

Why is 131,462,428 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 131,462,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 239 478 956 4,063 8,089 8,126 16,178 16,252 32,356 137,513 275,026 550,052 1,933,271 3,866,542 7,733,084 32,865,607 65,731,214 and 131,462,428, with no remainder.

Since 131,462,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,462,428, 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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