Q: Is 242,144,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,144,200 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 242,144,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 29 40 50 58 83 100 116 145 166 200 232 290 332 415 503 580 664 725 830 1,006 1,160 1,450 1,660 2,012 2,075 2,407 2,515 2,900 3,320 4,024 4,150 4,814 5,030 5,800 8,300 9,628 10,060 12,035 12,575 14,587 16,600 19,256 20,120 24,070 25,150 29,174 41,749 48,140 50,300 58,348 60,175 72,935 83,498 96,280 100,600 116,696 120,350 145,870 166,996 208,745 240,700 291,740 333,992 364,675 417,490 481,400 583,480 729,350 834,980 1,043,725 1,210,721 1,458,700 1,669,960 2,087,450 2,421,442 2,917,400 4,174,900 4,842,884 6,053,605 8,349,800 9,685,768 12,107,210 24,214,420 30,268,025 48,428,840 60,536,050 121,072,100 and 242,144,200, with no remainder.

Since 242,144,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,144,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).