Q: Is 231,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,696 is a composite number.

Why is 231,696 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 231,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 1,609 3,218 4,827 6,436 9,654 12,872 14,481 19,308 25,744 28,962 38,616 57,924 77,232 115,848 and 231,696, with no remainder.

Since 231,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,696, 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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