Q: Is 231,420,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,420,372 is a composite number.

Why is 231,420,372 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 231,420,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 971 1,942 2,913 3,884 5,826 11,652 19,861 39,722 59,583 79,444 119,166 238,332 19,285,031 38,570,062 57,855,093 77,140,124 115,710,186 and 231,420,372, with no remainder.

Since 231,420,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,420,372, 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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