Q: Is 231,424,118 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,424,118 is a composite number.

Why is 231,424,118 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 231,424,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 61 122 149 298 439 878 1,769 3,538 4,321 8,642 9,089 12,731 18,178 25,462 26,779 53,558 65,411 130,822 263,581 527,162 776,591 1,553,182 1,896,919 3,793,838 3,990,071 7,980,142 115,712,059 and 231,424,118, with no remainder.

Since 231,424,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,424,118, 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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