Q: Is 235,102,131 a Composite Number?

Why is 235,102,131 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 235,102,131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 47 99 141 423 517 1,551 4,653 50,527 151,581 454,743 555,797 1,667,391 2,374,769 5,002,173 7,124,307 21,372,921 26,122,459 78,367,377 and 235,102,131, with no remainder.

Since 235,102,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,102,131, 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).