Q: Is 231,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,984 is a composite number.

Why is 231,984 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 231,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 81 108 144 162 179 216 324 358 432 537 648 716 1,074 1,296 1,432 1,611 2,148 2,864 3,222 4,296 4,833 6,444 8,592 9,666 12,888 14,499 19,332 25,776 28,998 38,664 57,996 77,328 115,992 and 231,984, with no remainder.

Since 231,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,984, 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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