Q: Is 231,042,867 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,042,867 is a composite number.

Why is 231,042,867 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 231,042,867 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 67 83 201 249 737 913 1,259 2,211 2,739 3,777 5,561 13,849 16,683 41,547 61,171 84,353 104,497 183,513 253,059 313,491 927,883 1,149,467 2,783,649 3,448,401 7,001,299 21,003,897 77,014,289 and 231,042,867, with no remainder.

Since 231,042,867 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,042,867, 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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