Q: Is 242,531,230 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,531,230 is a composite number.

Why is 242,531,230 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 242,531,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 89 178 445 890 272,507 545,014 1,362,535 2,725,070 24,253,123 48,506,246 121,265,615 and 242,531,230, with no remainder.

Since 242,531,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,531,230, 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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