Q: Is 242,143,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,143,002 is a composite number.

Why is 242,143,002 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 242,143,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 791,317 1,582,634 2,373,951 4,747,902 7,121,853 13,452,389 14,243,706 26,904,778 40,357,167 80,714,334 121,071,501 and 242,143,002, with no remainder.

Since 242,143,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,143,002, 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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