Q: Is 231,570 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,570 is a composite number.

Why is 231,570 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 231,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 31 45 62 83 90 93 155 166 186 249 279 310 415 465 498 558 747 830 930 1,245 1,395 1,494 2,490 2,573 2,790 3,735 5,146 7,470 7,719 12,865 15,438 23,157 25,730 38,595 46,314 77,190 115,785 and 231,570, with no remainder.

Since 231,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,570, 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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