Q: Is 242,020,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,020,100 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 242,020,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 25 28 31 35 38 50 62 70 76 95 100 124 133 140 155 175 190 217 266 310 350 380 434 475 532 587 589 620 665 700 775 868 950 1,085 1,174 1,178 1,330 1,550 1,900 2,170 2,348 2,356 2,660 2,935 2,945 3,100 3,325 4,109 4,123 4,340 5,425 5,870 5,890 6,650 8,218 8,246 10,850 11,153 11,740 11,780 13,300 14,675 14,725 16,436 16,492 18,197 20,545 20,615 21,700 22,306 29,350 29,450 36,394 41,090 41,230 44,612 55,765 58,700 58,900 72,788 78,071 82,180 82,460 90,985 102,725 103,075 111,530 127,379 156,142 181,970 205,450 206,150 223,060 254,758 278,825 312,284 345,743 363,940 390,355 410,900 412,300 454,925 509,516 557,650 636,895 691,486 780,710 909,850 1,115,300 1,273,790 1,382,972 1,561,420 1,728,715 1,819,700 1,951,775 2,420,201 2,547,580 3,184,475 3,457,430 3,903,550 4,840,402 6,368,950 6,914,860 7,807,100 8,643,575 9,680,804 12,101,005 12,737,900 17,287,150 24,202,010 34,574,300 48,404,020 60,505,025 121,010,050 and 242,020,100, with no remainder.

Since 242,020,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,020,100, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).