Q: Is 242,316,402 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,316,402 is a composite number.

Why is 242,316,402 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 242,316,402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 29 34 51 58 87 102 174 493 986 1,479 2,958 81,919 163,838 245,757 491,514 1,392,623 2,375,651 2,785,246 4,177,869 4,751,302 7,126,953 8,355,738 14,253,906 40,386,067 80,772,134 121,158,201 and 242,316,402, with no remainder.

Since 242,316,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,316,402, 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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