Q: Is 242,231,196 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,231,196 is a composite number.

Why is 242,231,196 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 242,231,196 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,987 3,974 5,961 7,948 10,159 11,922 20,318 23,844 30,477 40,636 60,954 121,908 20,185,933 40,371,866 60,557,799 80,743,732 121,115,598 and 242,231,196, with no remainder.

Since 242,231,196 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,231,196, 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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