Q: Is 231,071,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 231,071,800 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 231,071,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 25 40 46 50 92 100 115 184 191 200 230 263 382 460 526 575 764 920 955 1,052 1,150 1,315 1,528 1,910 2,104 2,300 2,630 3,820 4,393 4,600 4,775 5,260 6,049 6,575 7,640 8,786 9,550 10,520 12,098 13,150 17,572 19,100 21,965 24,196 26,300 30,245 35,144 38,200 43,930 48,392 50,233 52,600 60,490 87,860 100,466 109,825 120,980 151,225 175,720 200,932 219,650 241,960 251,165 302,450 401,864 439,300 502,330 604,900 878,600 1,004,660 1,155,359 1,209,800 1,255,825 2,009,320 2,310,718 2,511,650 4,621,436 5,023,300 5,776,795 9,242,872 10,046,600 11,553,590 23,107,180 28,883,975 46,214,360 57,767,950 115,535,900 and 231,071,800, with no remainder.

Since 231,071,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,071,800, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).