Q: Is 242,134,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,134,428 is a composite number.

Why is 242,134,428 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 242,134,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 683 953 1,366 1,906 2,049 2,732 2,859 3,812 4,098 5,718 8,196 11,436 21,173 29,543 42,346 59,086 63,519 84,692 88,629 118,172 127,038 177,258 254,076 354,516 650,899 1,301,798 1,952,697 2,603,596 3,905,394 7,810,788 20,177,869 40,355,738 60,533,607 80,711,476 121,067,214 and 242,134,428, with no remainder.

Since 242,134,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,134,428, 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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