Q: Is 231,342,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,342,140 is a composite number.

Why is 231,342,140 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 231,342,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 71 142 284 355 710 1,420 162,917 325,834 651,668 814,585 1,629,170 3,258,340 11,567,107 23,134,214 46,268,428 57,835,535 115,671,070 and 231,342,140, with no remainder.

Since 231,342,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,342,140, 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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