Q: Is 231,420,012 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,420,012 is a composite number.

Why is 231,420,012 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 231,420,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 263 526 789 1,052 1,578 3,156 73,327 146,654 219,981 293,308 439,962 879,924 19,285,001 38,570,002 57,855,003 77,140,004 115,710,006 and 231,420,012, with no remainder.

Since 231,420,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,420,012, 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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