Q: Is 231,142,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,142,042 is a composite number.

Why is 231,142,042 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 231,142,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 107 151 214 302 311 622 2,461 3,473 4,922 6,946 7,153 14,306 16,157 32,314 33,277 46,961 66,554 93,922 371,611 743,222 765,371 1,080,103 1,530,742 2,160,206 5,024,827 10,049,654 115,571,021 and 231,142,042, with no remainder.

Since 231,142,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,142,042, 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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