Q: Is 402,152,231 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 402,152,231 is a composite number.

Why is 402,152,231 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 402,152,231 can be evenly divided by 1 13 41 127 169 457 533 1,651 5,207 5,941 6,929 18,737 21,463 58,039 67,691 77,233 243,581 754,507 879,983 2,379,599 3,166,553 9,808,591 30,934,787 and 402,152,231, with no remainder.

Since 402,152,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,152,231, 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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