Q: Is 242,501,244 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,501,244 is a composite number.

Why is 242,501,244 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 242,501,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 79 158 237 316 474 948 255,803 511,606 767,409 1,023,212 1,534,818 3,069,636 20,208,437 40,416,874 60,625,311 80,833,748 121,250,622 and 242,501,244, with no remainder.

Since 242,501,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,501,244, 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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