Q: Is 231,270 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,270 is a composite number.

Why is 231,270 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 231,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 78 130 195 390 593 1,186 1,779 2,965 3,558 5,930 7,709 8,895 15,418 17,790 23,127 38,545 46,254 77,090 115,635 and 231,270, with no remainder.

Since 231,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,270, 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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