Q: Is 231,317,055 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,317,055 is a composite number.

Why is 231,317,055 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 231,317,055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 1,093 3,279 4,703 5,465 9,837 14,109 16,395 23,515 42,327 49,185 70,545 211,635 5,140,379 15,421,137 25,701,895 46,263,411 77,105,685 and 231,317,055, with no remainder.

Since 231,317,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,317,055, 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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