Q: Is 231,142,071 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,142,071 is a composite number.

Why is 231,142,071 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 231,142,071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 43 79 111 129 237 613 1,591 1,839 2,923 3,397 4,773 8,769 10,191 22,681 26,359 48,427 68,043 79,077 125,689 145,281 377,067 975,283 1,791,799 2,082,361 2,925,849 5,375,397 6,247,083 77,047,357 and 231,142,071, with no remainder.

Since 231,142,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,142,071, 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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