Q: Is 320,142,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 320,142,231 is a composite number.

Why is 320,142,231 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 320,142,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 103 241 309 723 927 1,433 2,169 4,299 12,897 24,823 74,469 147,599 223,407 345,353 442,797 1,036,059 1,328,391 3,108,177 35,571,359 106,714,077 and 320,142,231, with no remainder.

Since 320,142,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 320,142,231, 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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