Q: Is 231,010,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,010,272 is a composite number.

Why is 231,010,272 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 231,010,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 96 108 144 216 288 432 864 267,373 534,746 802,119 1,069,492 1,604,238 2,138,984 2,406,357 3,208,476 4,277,968 4,812,714 6,416,952 7,219,071 8,555,936 9,625,428 12,833,904 14,438,142 19,250,856 25,667,808 28,876,284 38,501,712 57,752,568 77,003,424 115,505,136 and 231,010,272, with no remainder.

Since 231,010,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,010,272, 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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