Q: Is 231,858 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,858 is a composite number.

Why is 231,858 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 231,858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 1,171 2,342 3,513 7,026 10,539 12,881 21,078 25,762 38,643 77,286 115,929 and 231,858, with no remainder.

Since 231,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,858, 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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