Q: Is 231,243,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 231,243,100 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 231,243,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 29 44 50 55 58 100 110 116 121 145 220 242 275 290 319 484 550 580 605 638 659 725 1,100 1,210 1,276 1,318 1,450 1,595 2,420 2,636 2,900 3,025 3,190 3,295 3,509 6,050 6,380 6,590 7,018 7,249 7,975 12,100 13,180 14,036 14,498 15,950 16,475 17,545 19,111 28,996 31,900 32,950 35,090 36,245 38,222 65,900 70,180 72,490 76,444 79,739 87,725 95,555 144,980 159,478 175,450 181,225 191,110 210,221 318,956 350,900 362,450 382,220 398,695 420,442 477,775 724,900 797,390 840,884 955,550 1,051,105 1,594,780 1,911,100 1,993,475 2,102,210 2,312,431 3,986,950 4,204,420 4,624,862 5,255,525 7,973,900 9,249,724 10,511,050 11,562,155 21,022,100 23,124,310 46,248,620 57,810,775 115,621,550 and 231,243,100, with no remainder.

Since 231,243,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,243,100, 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).