Q: Is 231,272,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,272,048 is a composite number.

Why is 231,272,048 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 231,272,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 2,064,929 4,129,858 8,259,716 14,454,503 16,519,432 28,909,006 33,038,864 57,818,012 115,636,024 and 231,272,048, with no remainder.

Since 231,272,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,272,048, 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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