Q: Is 231,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,560 is a composite number.

Why is 231,560 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 231,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 827 1,654 3,308 4,135 5,789 6,616 8,270 11,578 16,540 23,156 28,945 33,080 46,312 57,890 115,780 and 231,560, with no remainder.

Since 231,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,560, 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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