Q: Is 231,248,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,248,542 is a composite number.

Why is 231,248,542 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 231,248,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 343 686 337,097 674,194 2,359,679 4,719,358 16,517,753 33,035,506 115,624,271 and 231,248,542, with no remainder.

Since 231,248,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,248,542, 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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