Q: Is 242,431,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,431,512 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 242,431,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 101 103 202 206 303 309 404 412 606 618 808 824 971 1,212 1,236 1,942 2,424 2,472 2,913 3,884 5,826 7,768 10,403 11,652 20,806 23,304 31,209 41,612 62,418 83,224 98,071 100,013 124,836 196,142 200,026 249,672 294,213 300,039 392,284 400,052 588,426 600,078 784,568 800,104 1,176,852 1,200,156 2,353,704 2,400,312 10,101,313 20,202,626 30,303,939 40,405,252 60,607,878 80,810,504 121,215,756 and 242,431,512, with no remainder.

Since 242,431,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,431,512, 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).