Q: Is 242,315,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,315,242 is a composite number.

Why is 242,315,242 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 242,315,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 29 58 59 118 169 338 377 419 754 767 838 1,534 1,711 3,422 4,901 5,447 9,802 9,971 10,894 12,151 19,942 22,243 24,302 24,721 44,486 49,442 70,811 141,622 157,963 289,159 315,926 321,373 578,318 642,746 716,909 1,433,818 2,053,519 4,107,038 4,177,849 8,355,698 9,319,817 18,639,634 121,157,621 and 242,315,242, with no remainder.

Since 242,315,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,315,242, 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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