Q: Is 231,392 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,392 is a composite number.

Why is 231,392 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 231,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 1,033 2,066 4,132 7,231 8,264 14,462 16,528 28,924 33,056 57,848 115,696 and 231,392, with no remainder.

Since 231,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,392, 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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