Q: Is 231,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,072 is a composite number.

Why is 231,072 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 231,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 48 58 83 87 96 116 166 174 232 249 332 348 464 498 664 696 928 996 1,328 1,392 1,992 2,407 2,656 2,784 3,984 4,814 7,221 7,968 9,628 14,442 19,256 28,884 38,512 57,768 77,024 115,536 and 231,072, with no remainder.

Since 231,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,072, 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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