Q: Is 401,142,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 401,142,231 is a composite number.

Why is 401,142,231 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 401,142,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 57 63 133 171 399 1,197 335,123 1,005,369 2,345,861 3,016,107 6,367,337 7,037,583 19,102,011 21,112,749 44,571,359 57,306,033 133,714,077 and 401,142,231, with no remainder.

Since 401,142,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,142,231, 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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