Q: Is 231,666,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,666,042 is a composite number.

Why is 231,666,042 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 231,666,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 691 787 1,382 1,574 2,073 2,361 4,146 4,722 49,061 55,877 98,122 111,754 147,183 167,631 294,366 335,262 543,817 1,087,634 1,631,451 3,262,902 38,611,007 77,222,014 115,833,021 and 231,666,042, with no remainder.

Since 231,666,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,666,042, 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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