Q: Is 231,431,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,431,424 is a composite number.

Why is 231,431,424 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 231,431,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 256 336 384 448 672 768 896 1,344 1,792 2,688 5,376 43,049 86,098 129,147 172,196 258,294 301,343 344,392 516,588 602,686 688,784 904,029 1,033,176 1,205,372 1,377,568 1,808,058 2,066,352 2,410,744 2,755,136 3,616,116 4,132,704 4,821,488 5,510,272 7,232,232 8,265,408 9,642,976 11,020,544 14,464,464 16,530,816 19,285,952 28,928,928 33,061,632 38,571,904 57,857,856 77,143,808 115,715,712 and 231,431,424, with no remainder.

Since 231,431,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,431,424, 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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