Q: Is 23,238,171 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,238,171 is a composite number.

Why is 23,238,171 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 23,238,171 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 121 297 363 891 1,089 2,371 3,267 7,113 9,801 21,339 26,081 64,017 78,243 192,051 234,729 286,891 704,187 860,673 2,112,561 2,582,019 7,746,057 and 23,238,171, with no remainder.

Since 23,238,171 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,238,171, 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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