Q: Is 242,000,241 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,000,241 is a composite number.

Why is 242,000,241 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 242,000,241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 59 177 413 1,239 195,319 585,957 1,367,233 4,101,699 11,523,821 34,571,463 80,666,747 and 242,000,241, with no remainder.

Since 242,000,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,000,241, 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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