Q: Is 231,435,009 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,435,009 is a composite number.

Why is 231,435,009 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 231,435,009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 197 351 591 1,773 2,561 3,347 5,319 7,683 10,041 23,049 30,123 43,511 69,147 90,369 130,533 391,599 659,359 1,174,797 1,978,077 5,934,231 8,571,667 17,802,693 25,715,001 77,145,003 and 231,435,009, with no remainder.

Since 231,435,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,435,009, 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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