Q: Is 231,042,868 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,042,868 is a composite number.

Why is 231,042,868 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 231,042,868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 61 122 244 427 854 1,708 135,271 270,542 541,084 946,897 1,893,794 3,787,588 8,251,531 16,503,062 33,006,124 57,760,717 115,521,434 and 231,042,868, with no remainder.

Since 231,042,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,042,868, 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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