Q: Is 242,353,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,353,440 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 242,353,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 96 105 112 120 126 140 144 160 168 180 210 224 240 252 280 288 315 336 360 420 480 504 560 630 672 720 840 1,008 1,120 1,260 1,440 1,680 2,016 2,520 3,360 5,040 10,080 24,043 48,086 72,129 96,172 120,215 144,258 168,301 192,344 216,387 240,430 288,516 336,602 360,645 384,688 432,774 480,860 504,903 577,032 673,204 721,290 769,376 841,505 865,548 961,720 1,009,806 1,081,935 1,154,064 1,346,408 1,442,580 1,514,709 1,683,010 1,731,096 1,923,440 2,019,612 2,163,870 2,308,128 2,524,515 2,692,816 2,885,160 3,029,418 3,366,020 3,462,192 3,846,880 4,039,224 4,327,740 5,049,030 5,385,632 5,770,320 6,058,836 6,732,040 6,924,384 7,573,545 8,078,448 8,655,480 10,098,060 11,540,640 12,117,672 13,464,080 15,147,090 16,156,896 17,310,960 20,196,120 24,235,344 26,928,160 30,294,180 34,621,920 40,392,240 48,470,688 60,588,360 80,784,480 121,176,720 and 242,353,440, with no remainder.

Since 242,353,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,353,440, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).