Q: Is 242,260,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,260,428 is a composite number.

Why is 242,260,428 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 242,260,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 73 146 219 292 438 876 276,553 553,106 829,659 1,106,212 1,659,318 3,318,636 20,188,369 40,376,738 60,565,107 80,753,476 121,130,214 and 242,260,428, with no remainder.

Since 242,260,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,260,428, 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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