Q: Is 242,088 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,088 is a composite number.

Why is 242,088 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 242,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 56 66 77 84 88 131 132 154 168 231 262 264 308 393 462 524 616 786 917 924 1,048 1,441 1,572 1,834 1,848 2,751 2,882 3,144 3,668 4,323 5,502 5,764 7,336 8,646 10,087 11,004 11,528 17,292 20,174 22,008 30,261 34,584 40,348 60,522 80,696 121,044 and 242,088, with no remainder.

Since 242,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,088, 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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