Q: Is 242,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,424 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 242,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 21 24 26 28 36 37 39 42 52 56 63 72 74 78 84 91 104 111 117 126 148 156 168 182 222 234 252 259 273 296 312 333 364 444 468 481 504 518 546 666 728 777 819 888 936 962 1,036 1,092 1,332 1,443 1,554 1,638 1,924 2,072 2,184 2,331 2,664 2,886 3,108 3,276 3,367 3,848 4,329 4,662 5,772 6,216 6,552 6,734 8,658 9,324 10,101 11,544 13,468 17,316 18,648 20,202 26,936 30,303 34,632 40,404 60,606 80,808 121,212 and 242,424, with no remainder.

Since 242,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,424, 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).