Q: Is 242,243,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,243,300 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 242,243,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 31 50 52 62 65 100 124 130 155 260 310 325 403 620 650 775 806 1,300 1,550 1,612 2,015 3,100 4,030 6,011 8,060 10,075 12,022 20,150 24,044 30,055 40,300 60,110 78,143 120,220 150,275 156,286 186,341 300,550 312,572 372,682 390,715 601,100 745,364 781,430 931,705 1,562,860 1,863,410 1,953,575 2,422,433 3,726,820 3,907,150 4,658,525 4,844,866 7,814,300 9,317,050 9,689,732 12,112,165 18,634,100 24,224,330 48,448,660 60,560,825 121,121,650 and 242,243,300, with no remainder.

Since 242,243,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,243,300, 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).