Q: Is 242,241,342 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,241,342 is a composite number.

Why is 242,241,342 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 242,241,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 313 626 939 1,878 2,191 4,382 6,573 13,146 18,427 36,854 55,281 110,562 128,989 257,978 386,967 773,934 5,767,651 11,535,302 17,302,953 34,605,906 40,373,557 80,747,114 121,120,671 and 242,241,342, with no remainder.

Since 242,241,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,241,342, 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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