Q: Is 231,142,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,142,040 is a composite number.

Why is 231,142,040 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 231,142,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 5,778,551 11,557,102 23,114,204 28,892,755 46,228,408 57,785,510 115,571,020 and 231,142,040, with no remainder.

Since 231,142,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,142,040, 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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