Q: Is 230,125,131 a Composite Number?

Why is 230,125,131 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 230,125,131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 81 171 243 513 1,539 4,617 49,843 149,529 448,587 947,017 1,345,761 2,841,051 4,037,283 8,523,153 12,111,849 25,569,459 76,708,377 and 230,125,131, with no remainder.

Since 230,125,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,125,131, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).