Q: Is 232,312,131 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 232,312,131 is a composite number.

Why is 232,312,131 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 232,312,131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 243 359 1,077 2,663 3,231 7,989 9,693 23,967 29,079 71,901 87,237 215,703 647,109 956,017 2,868,051 8,604,153 25,812,459 77,437,377 and 232,312,131, with no remainder.

Since 232,312,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,312,131, 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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