Q: Is 231,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,920 is a composite number.

Why is 231,920 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 231,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 208 223 260 446 520 892 1,040 1,115 1,784 2,230 2,899 3,568 4,460 5,798 8,920 11,596 14,495 17,840 23,192 28,990 46,384 57,980 115,960 and 231,920, with no remainder.

Since 231,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,920, 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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