Q: Is 231,516,152 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,516,152 is a composite number.

Why is 231,516,152 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 231,516,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 4,134,217 8,268,434 16,536,868 28,939,519 33,073,736 57,879,038 115,758,076 and 231,516,152, with no remainder.

Since 231,516,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,516,152, 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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