Q: Is 242,420,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,420,248 is a composite number.

Why is 242,420,248 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 242,420,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 31 49 56 62 98 124 196 217 248 392 434 868 1,519 1,736 3,038 6,076 12,152 19,949 39,898 79,796 139,643 159,592 279,286 558,572 618,419 977,501 1,117,144 1,236,838 1,955,002 2,473,676 3,910,004 4,328,933 4,947,352 7,820,008 8,657,866 17,315,732 30,302,531 34,631,464 60,605,062 121,210,124 and 242,420,248, with no remainder.

Since 242,420,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,420,248, 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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