Q: Is 2,387,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,387,231 is a composite number.

Why is 2,387,231 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 2,387,231 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 43 49 77 103 301 473 539 721 1,133 2,107 3,311 4,429 5,047 7,931 23,177 31,003 48,719 55,517 217,021 341,033 and 2,387,231, with no remainder.

Since 2,387,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,387,231, 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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