Q: Is 231,508,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,508,488 is a composite number.

Why is 231,508,488 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 231,508,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 9,646,187 19,292,374 28,938,561 38,584,748 57,877,122 77,169,496 115,754,244 and 231,508,488, with no remainder.

Since 231,508,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,508,488, 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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