Q: Is 231,072,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,072,040 is a composite number.

Why is 231,072,040 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 231,072,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 439 878 1,756 2,195 3,512 4,390 8,780 13,159 17,560 26,318 52,636 65,795 105,272 131,590 263,180 526,360 5,776,801 11,553,602 23,107,204 28,884,005 46,214,408 57,768,010 115,536,020 and 231,072,040, with no remainder.

Since 231,072,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,072,040, 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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