Q: Is 242,525,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,525,540 is a composite number.

Why is 242,525,540 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 242,525,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 131 262 524 655 1,310 2,620 92,567 185,134 370,268 462,835 925,670 1,851,340 12,126,277 24,252,554 48,505,108 60,631,385 121,262,770 and 242,525,540, with no remainder.

Since 242,525,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,525,540, 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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