Q: Is 242,461,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,461,072 is a composite number.

Why is 242,461,072 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 242,461,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 34 56 68 112 119 136 238 272 476 952 1,904 127,343 254,686 509,372 891,401 1,018,744 1,782,802 2,037,488 2,164,831 3,565,604 4,329,662 7,131,208 8,659,324 14,262,416 15,153,817 17,318,648 30,307,634 34,637,296 60,615,268 121,230,536 and 242,461,072, with no remainder.

Since 242,461,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,461,072, 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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