Q: Is 231,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,462 is a composite number.

Why is 231,462 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 231,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 126 154 167 198 231 334 462 501 693 1,002 1,169 1,386 1,503 1,837 2,338 3,006 3,507 3,674 5,511 7,014 10,521 11,022 12,859 16,533 21,042 25,718 33,066 38,577 77,154 115,731 and 231,462, with no remainder.

Since 231,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,462, 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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