Q: Is 231,071,802 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,071,802 is a composite number.

Why is 231,071,802 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 231,071,802 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 2,962,459 5,924,918 8,887,377 17,774,754 38,511,967 77,023,934 115,535,901 and 231,071,802, with no remainder.

Since 231,071,802 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,071,802, 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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