Q: Is 231,734,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,734,848 is a composite number.

Why is 231,734,848 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 231,734,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 64 74 148 296 592 1,184 2,368 97,861 195,722 391,444 782,888 1,565,776 3,131,552 3,620,857 6,263,104 7,241,714 14,483,428 28,966,856 57,933,712 115,867,424 and 231,734,848, with no remainder.

Since 231,734,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,734,848, 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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