Q: Is 240,231,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,231,231 is a composite number.

Why is 240,231,231 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 240,231,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 171 513 569 823 1,707 2,469 5,121 7,407 10,811 15,363 15,637 22,221 32,433 46,911 97,299 140,733 291,897 422,199 468,287 1,404,861 4,214,583 8,897,453 12,643,749 26,692,359 80,077,077 and 240,231,231, with no remainder.

Since 240,231,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,231,231, 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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