Q: Is 232,201,323 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,201,323 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 232,201,323 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 101 243 303 909 2,727 8,181 9,461 24,543 28,383 85,149 255,447 766,341 955,561 2,299,023 2,866,683 8,600,049 25,800,147 77,400,441 and 232,201,323, with no remainder.

Since 232,201,323 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,201,323, 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).