Q: Is 231,042,006 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,042,006 is a composite number.

Why is 231,042,006 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 231,042,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 137 234 274 411 822 1,233 1,781 2,466 3,562 5,343 7,207 10,686 14,414 16,029 21,621 32,058 43,242 64,863 93,691 129,726 187,382 281,073 562,146 843,219 987,359 1,686,438 1,974,718 2,962,077 5,924,154 8,886,231 12,835,667 17,772,462 25,671,334 38,507,001 77,014,002 115,521,003 and 231,042,006, with no remainder.

Since 231,042,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,042,006, 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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