Q: Is 238,742,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 238,742,508 is a composite number.

Why is 238,742,508 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 238,742,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41 82 123 139 164 246 278 417 492 556 834 1,668 3,491 5,699 6,982 10,473 11,398 13,964 17,097 20,946 22,796 34,194 41,892 68,388 143,131 286,262 429,393 485,249 572,524 858,786 970,498 1,455,747 1,717,572 1,940,996 2,911,494 5,822,988 19,895,209 39,790,418 59,685,627 79,580,836 119,371,254 and 238,742,508, with no remainder.

Since 238,742,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,742,508, 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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