Q: Is 231,390 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,390 is a composite number.

Why is 231,390 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 231,390 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 270 857 1,714 2,571 4,285 5,142 7,713 8,570 12,855 15,426 23,139 25,710 38,565 46,278 77,130 115,695 and 231,390, with no remainder.

Since 231,390 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,390, 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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