Q: Is 231,404,274 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,404,274 is a composite number.

Why is 231,404,274 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 231,404,274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 414,703 829,406 1,244,109 2,488,218 3,732,327 7,464,654 12,855,793 25,711,586 38,567,379 77,134,758 115,702,137 and 231,404,274, with no remainder.

Since 231,404,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,404,274, 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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