Q: Is 231,163,016 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,163,016 is a composite number.

Why is 231,163,016 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 231,163,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 1,741 2,371 3,482 4,742 6,964 9,484 12,187 13,928 16,597 18,968 24,374 33,194 48,748 66,388 97,496 132,776 4,127,911 8,255,822 16,511,644 28,895,377 33,023,288 57,790,754 115,581,508 and 231,163,016, with no remainder.

Since 231,163,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,163,016, 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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