Q: Is 242,176 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,176 is a composite number.

Why is 242,176 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 242,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 43 44 64 86 88 128 172 176 256 344 352 473 512 688 704 946 1,376 1,408 1,892 2,752 2,816 3,784 5,504 5,632 7,568 11,008 15,136 22,016 30,272 60,544 121,088 and 242,176, with no remainder.

Since 242,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,176, 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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