Q: Is 242,000,244 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,000,244 is a composite number.

Why is 242,000,244 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 242,000,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 29 36 54 58 87 108 116 174 261 348 522 783 1,044 1,566 3,132 77,267 154,534 231,801 309,068 463,602 695,403 927,204 1,390,806 2,086,209 2,240,743 2,781,612 4,172,418 4,481,486 6,722,229 8,344,836 8,962,972 13,444,458 20,166,687 26,888,916 40,333,374 60,500,061 80,666,748 121,000,122 and 242,000,244, with no remainder.

Since 242,000,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,000,244, 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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