Q: Is 231,804 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,804 is a composite number.

Why is 231,804 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 231,804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 47 94 137 141 188 274 282 411 423 548 564 822 846 1,233 1,644 1,692 2,466 4,932 6,439 12,878 19,317 25,756 38,634 57,951 77,268 115,902 and 231,804, with no remainder.

Since 231,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,804, 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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