Q: Is 242,254,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,254,472 is a composite number.

Why is 242,254,472 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 242,254,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 59 118 236 337 472 674 1,348 1,523 2,696 3,046 6,092 12,184 19,883 39,766 79,532 89,857 159,064 179,714 359,428 513,251 718,856 1,026,502 2,053,004 4,106,008 30,281,809 60,563,618 121,127,236 and 242,254,472, with no remainder.

Since 242,254,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,254,472, 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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