Q: Is 231,045,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,045,642 is a composite number.

Why is 231,045,642 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 231,045,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 421 842 1,263 2,526 3,789 7,578 10,163 11,367 20,326 22,734 30,489 60,978 91,467 182,934 274,401 548,802 4,278,623 8,557,246 12,835,869 25,671,738 38,507,607 77,015,214 115,522,821 and 231,045,642, with no remainder.

Since 231,045,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,045,642, 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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