Q: Is 231,400,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,400,498 is a composite number.

Why is 231,400,498 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 231,400,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 972,271 1,944,542 6,805,897 13,611,794 16,528,607 33,057,214 115,700,249 and 231,400,498, with no remainder.

Since 231,400,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,400,498, 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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