Q: Is 231,990 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,990 is a composite number.

Why is 231,990 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 231,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 19 22 30 33 37 38 55 57 66 74 95 110 111 114 165 185 190 209 222 285 330 370 407 418 555 570 627 703 814 1,045 1,110 1,221 1,254 1,406 2,035 2,090 2,109 2,442 3,135 3,515 4,070 4,218 6,105 6,270 7,030 7,733 10,545 12,210 15,466 21,090 23,199 38,665 46,398 77,330 115,995 and 231,990, with no remainder.

Since 231,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,990, 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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