Q: Is 231,140,655 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,140,655 is a composite number.

Why is 231,140,655 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 231,140,655 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 1,712,153 5,136,459 8,560,765 15,409,377 25,682,295 46,228,131 77,046,885 and 231,140,655, with no remainder.

Since 231,140,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,140,655, 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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