Q: Is 242,443,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,443,132 is a composite number.

Why is 242,443,132 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 242,443,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 71 116 142 284 2,059 4,118 8,236 29,437 58,874 117,748 853,673 1,707,346 2,090,027 3,414,692 4,180,054 8,360,108 60,610,783 121,221,566 and 242,443,132, with no remainder.

Since 242,443,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,443,132, 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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