Q: Is 231,272,046 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,272,046 is a composite number.

Why is 231,272,046 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 231,272,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 755,791 1,511,582 2,267,373 4,534,746 6,802,119 12,848,447 13,604,238 25,696,894 38,545,341 77,090,682 115,636,023 and 231,272,046, with no remainder.

Since 231,272,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,272,046, 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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