Q: Is 232,122,234 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,122,234 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 232,122,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 1,247,969 2,495,938 3,743,907 7,487,814 38,687,039 77,374,078 116,061,117 and 232,122,234, with no remainder.

Since 232,122,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,122,234, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).