Q: Is 231,072,318 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,072,318 is a composite number.

Why is 231,072,318 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 231,072,318 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 4,279,117 8,558,234 12,837,351 25,674,702 38,512,053 77,024,106 115,536,159 and 231,072,318, with no remainder.

Since 231,072,318 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,072,318, 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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