Q: Is 231,422,655 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,422,655 is a composite number.

Why is 231,422,655 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 231,422,655 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 41 123 205 615 376,297 1,128,891 1,881,485 5,644,455 15,428,177 46,284,531 77,140,885 and 231,422,655, with no remainder.

Since 231,422,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,422,655, 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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