Q: Is 31,234,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,234,230 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 31,234,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 30 45 46 69 79 90 115 138 158 191 207 230 237 345 382 395 414 474 573 690 711 790 955 1,035 1,146 1,185 1,422 1,719 1,817 1,910 2,070 2,370 2,865 3,438 3,555 3,634 4,393 5,451 5,730 7,110 8,595 8,786 9,085 10,902 13,179 15,089 16,353 17,190 18,170 21,965 26,358 27,255 30,178 32,706 39,537 43,930 45,267 54,510 65,895 75,445 79,074 81,765 90,534 131,790 135,801 150,890 163,530 197,685 226,335 271,602 347,047 395,370 452,670 679,005 694,094 1,041,141 1,358,010 1,735,235 2,082,282 3,123,423 3,470,470 5,205,705 6,246,846 10,411,410 15,617,115 and 31,234,230, with no remainder.

Since 31,234,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,234,230, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).