Q: Is 242,143,005 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,143,005 is a composite number.

Why is 242,143,005 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 242,143,005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 195 953 1,303 2,859 3,909 4,765 6,515 12,389 14,295 16,939 19,545 37,167 50,817 61,945 84,695 185,835 254,085 1,241,759 3,725,277 6,208,795 16,142,867 18,626,385 48,428,601 80,714,335 and 242,143,005, with no remainder.

Since 242,143,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,143,005, 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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