Q: Is 241,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 241,542 is a composite number.

Why is 241,542 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 241,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 71 81 126 142 162 189 213 243 378 426 486 497 567 639 994 1,134 1,278 1,491 1,701 1,917 2,982 3,402 3,834 4,473 5,751 8,946 11,502 13,419 17,253 26,838 34,506 40,257 80,514 120,771 and 241,542, with no remainder.

Since 241,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 241,542, 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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