Q: Is 242,066,859 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,066,859 is a composite number.

Why is 242,066,859 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 242,066,859 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 19 51 57 323 969 249,811 749,433 4,246,787 4,746,409 12,740,361 14,239,227 80,688,953 and 242,066,859, with no remainder.

Since 242,066,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,066,859, 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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