Q: Is 231,508,485 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,508,485 is a composite number.

Why is 231,508,485 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 231,508,485 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 39 45 65 117 195 585 395,741 1,187,223 1,978,705 3,561,669 5,144,633 5,936,115 15,433,899 17,808,345 25,723,165 46,301,697 77,169,495 and 231,508,485, with no remainder.

Since 231,508,485 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,508,485, 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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