Q: Is 231,966 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,966 is a composite number.

Why is 231,966 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 231,966 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 263 294 441 526 789 882 1,578 1,841 2,367 3,682 4,734 5,523 11,046 12,887 16,569 25,774 33,138 38,661 77,322 115,983 and 231,966, with no remainder.

Since 231,966 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,966, 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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