Q: Is 231,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,880 is a composite number.

Why is 231,880 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 231,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 17 20 22 31 34 40 44 55 62 68 85 88 110 124 136 155 170 187 220 248 310 340 341 374 440 527 620 680 682 748 935 1,054 1,240 1,364 1,496 1,705 1,870 2,108 2,635 2,728 3,410 3,740 4,216 5,270 5,797 6,820 7,480 10,540 11,594 13,640 21,080 23,188 28,985 46,376 57,970 115,940 and 231,880, with no remainder.

Since 231,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,880, 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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