Q: Is 242,426,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,426,352 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 242,426,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 79 84 112 158 168 237 316 336 474 553 632 948 1,106 1,264 1,659 1,896 2,212 3,318 3,792 4,424 6,636 8,848 9,133 13,272 18,266 26,544 27,399 36,532 54,798 63,931 73,064 109,596 127,862 146,128 191,793 219,192 255,724 383,586 438,384 511,448 721,507 767,172 1,022,896 1,443,014 1,534,344 2,164,521 2,886,028 3,068,688 4,329,042 5,050,549 5,772,056 8,658,084 10,101,098 11,544,112 15,151,647 17,316,168 20,202,196 30,303,294 34,632,336 40,404,392 60,606,588 80,808,784 121,213,176 and 242,426,352, with no remainder.

Since 242,426,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,426,352, 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).