Q: Is 31,142,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,142,238 is a composite number.

Why is 31,142,238 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 31,142,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 97 146 194 219 291 438 582 733 1,466 2,199 4,398 7,081 14,162 21,243 42,486 53,509 71,101 107,018 142,202 160,527 213,303 321,054 426,606 5,190,373 10,380,746 15,571,119 and 31,142,238, with no remainder.

Since 31,142,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,142,238, 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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