Q: Is 242,402,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,402,520 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 242,402,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 71 92 115 120 138 142 184 213 230 276 284 345 355 426 460 552 568 690 710 852 920 1,065 1,237 1,380 1,420 1,633 1,704 2,130 2,474 2,760 2,840 3,266 3,711 4,260 4,899 4,948 6,185 6,532 7,422 8,165 8,520 9,798 9,896 12,370 13,064 14,844 16,330 18,555 19,596 24,495 24,740 28,451 29,688 32,660 37,110 39,192 48,990 49,480 56,902 65,320 74,220 85,353 87,827 97,980 113,804 142,255 148,440 170,706 175,654 195,960 227,608 263,481 284,510 341,412 351,308 426,765 439,135 526,962 569,020 682,824 702,616 853,530 878,270 1,053,924 1,138,040 1,317,405 1,707,060 1,756,540 2,020,021 2,107,848 2,634,810 3,414,120 3,513,080 4,040,042 5,269,620 6,060,063 8,080,084 10,100,105 10,539,240 12,120,126 16,160,168 20,200,210 24,240,252 30,300,315 40,400,420 48,480,504 60,600,630 80,800,840 121,201,260 and 242,402,520, with no remainder.

Since 242,402,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,402,520, 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).