Q: Is 240,321,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 240,321,231 is a composite number.

Why is 240,321,231 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 240,321,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 29 51 87 153 261 493 1,479 4,437 54,163 162,489 487,467 920,771 1,570,727 2,762,313 4,712,181 8,286,939 14,136,543 26,702,359 80,107,077 and 240,321,231, with no remainder.

Since 240,321,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,321,231, 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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