Q: Is 242,271,255 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,271,255 is a composite number.

Why is 242,271,255 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 242,271,255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 41 123 205 211 615 633 1,055 1,867 3,165 5,601 8,651 9,335 25,953 28,005 43,255 76,547 129,765 229,641 382,735 393,937 1,148,205 1,181,811 1,969,685 5,909,055 16,151,417 48,454,251 80,757,085 and 242,271,255, with no remainder.

Since 242,271,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,271,255, 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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