Q: Is 242,244,739 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,244,739 is a composite number.

Why is 242,244,739 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 242,244,739 can be evenly divided by 1 11 89 349 709 979 3,839 7,799 31,061 63,101 247,441 341,671 694,111 2,721,851 22,022,249 and 242,244,739, with no remainder.

Since 242,244,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,244,739, 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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