Q: Is 231,462,465 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,462,465 is a composite number.

Why is 231,462,465 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 231,462,465 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 19 39 57 65 95 195 247 285 741 1,235 3,705 62,473 187,419 312,365 812,149 937,095 1,186,987 2,436,447 3,560,961 4,060,745 5,934,935 12,182,235 15,430,831 17,804,805 46,292,493 77,154,155 and 231,462,465, with no remainder.

Since 231,462,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,462,465, 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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