Q: Is 254,231,118 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 254,231,118 is a composite number.

Why is 254,231,118 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 254,231,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 59 118 177 354 531 1,062 239,389 478,778 718,167 1,436,334 2,154,501 4,309,002 14,123,951 28,247,902 42,371,853 84,743,706 127,115,559 and 254,231,118, with no remainder.

Since 254,231,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,231,118, 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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