Q: Is 231,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 231,942 is a composite number.

Why is 231,942 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 231,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 31 43 58 62 86 87 93 129 174 186 258 899 1,247 1,333 1,798 2,494 2,666 2,697 3,741 3,999 5,394 7,482 7,998 38,657 77,314 115,971 and 231,942, with no remainder.

Since 231,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,942, 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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