Q: Is 231,233,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 231,233,100 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 231,233,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 149 150 175 210 298 300 350 420 447 525 596 700 739 745 894 1,043 1,050 1,478 1,490 1,788 2,086 2,100 2,217 2,235 2,956 2,980 3,129 3,695 3,725 4,172 4,434 4,470 5,173 5,215 6,258 7,390 7,450 8,868 8,940 10,346 10,430 11,085 11,175 12,516 14,780 14,900 15,519 15,645 18,475 20,692 20,860 22,170 22,350 25,865 26,075 31,038 31,290 36,950 44,340 44,700 51,730 52,150 55,425 62,076 62,580 73,900 77,595 78,225 103,460 104,300 110,111 110,850 129,325 155,190 156,450 220,222 221,700 258,650 310,380 312,900 330,333 387,975 440,444 517,300 550,555 660,666 770,777 775,950 1,101,110 1,321,332 1,541,554 1,551,900 1,651,665 2,202,220 2,312,331 2,752,775 3,083,108 3,303,330 3,853,885 4,624,662 5,505,550 6,606,660 7,707,770 8,258,325 9,249,324 11,011,100 11,561,655 15,415,540 16,516,650 19,269,425 23,123,310 33,033,300 38,538,850 46,246,620 57,808,275 77,077,700 115,616,550 and 231,233,100, with no remainder.

Since 231,233,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,233,100, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).