Q: Is 231,332,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,332,740 is a composite number.

Why is 231,332,740 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 231,332,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 61 122 244 305 610 1,220 189,617 379,234 758,468 948,085 1,896,170 3,792,340 11,566,637 23,133,274 46,266,548 57,833,185 115,666,370 and 231,332,740, with no remainder.

Since 231,332,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,332,740, 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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