Q: Is 231,421,362 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,421,362 is a composite number.

Why is 231,421,362 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 231,421,362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 293 586 879 1,758 131,639 263,278 394,917 789,834 38,570,227 77,140,454 115,710,681 and 231,421,362, with no remainder.

Since 231,421,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,421,362, 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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