Q: Is 242,364,045 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,364,045 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 242,364,045 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 31 33 35 49 55 77 93 105 147 155 165 217 231 245 341 385 465 539 651 735 967 1,023 1,085 1,155 1,519 1,617 1,705 2,387 2,695 2,901 3,255 4,557 4,835 5,115 6,769 7,161 7,595 8,085 10,637 11,935 14,505 16,709 20,307 22,785 29,977 31,911 33,845 35,805 47,383 50,127 53,185 74,459 83,545 89,931 101,535 142,149 149,885 159,555 209,839 223,377 236,915 250,635 329,747 372,295 449,655 521,213 629,517 710,745 989,241 1,049,195 1,116,885 1,468,873 1,563,639 1,648,735 2,308,229 2,606,065 3,147,585 4,406,619 4,946,205 6,924,687 7,344,365 7,818,195 11,541,145 16,157,603 22,033,095 34,623,435 48,472,809 80,788,015 and 242,364,045, with no remainder.

Since 242,364,045 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,364,045, 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).