Q: Is 231,288 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,288 is a composite number.

Why is 231,288 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 231,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 419 552 838 1,257 1,676 2,514 3,352 5,028 9,637 10,056 19,274 28,911 38,548 57,822 77,096 115,644 and 231,288, with no remainder.

Since 231,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,288, 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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