Q: Is 231,600 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,600 is a composite number.

Why is 231,600 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 231,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 193 200 240 300 386 400 579 600 772 965 1,158 1,200 1,544 1,930 2,316 2,895 3,088 3,860 4,632 4,825 5,790 7,720 9,264 9,650 11,580 14,475 15,440 19,300 23,160 28,950 38,600 46,320 57,900 77,200 115,800 and 231,600, with no remainder.

Since 231,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,600, 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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