Q: Is 231,198 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,198 is a composite number.

Why is 231,198 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 231,198 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 31 33 62 66 93 113 186 226 339 341 678 682 1,023 1,243 2,046 2,486 3,503 3,729 7,006 7,458 10,509 21,018 38,533 77,066 115,599 and 231,198, with no remainder.

Since 231,198 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,198, 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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