Q: Is 242,431,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,431,140 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 242,431,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 379 420 758 1,137 1,516 1,523 1,895 2,274 2,653 3,046 3,790 4,548 4,569 5,306 5,685 6,092 7,580 7,615 7,959 9,138 10,612 10,661 11,370 13,265 15,230 15,918 18,276 21,322 22,740 22,845 26,530 30,460 31,836 31,983 39,795 42,644 45,690 53,060 53,305 63,966 79,590 91,380 106,610 127,932 159,180 159,915 213,220 319,830 577,217 639,660 1,154,434 1,731,651 2,308,868 2,886,085 3,463,302 4,040,519 5,772,170 6,926,604 8,081,038 8,658,255 11,544,340 12,121,557 16,162,076 17,316,510 20,202,595 24,243,114 34,633,020 40,405,190 48,486,228 60,607,785 80,810,380 121,215,570 and 242,431,140, with no remainder.

Since 242,431,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,431,140, 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).