Q: Is 231,770 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,770 is a composite number.

Why is 231,770 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 231,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 35 43 49 55 70 77 86 98 110 154 215 245 301 385 430 473 490 539 602 770 946 1,078 1,505 2,107 2,365 2,695 3,010 3,311 4,214 4,730 5,390 6,622 10,535 16,555 21,070 23,177 33,110 46,354 115,885 and 231,770, with no remainder.

Since 231,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,770, 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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