Q: Is 242,535,146 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,535,146 is a composite number.

Why is 242,535,146 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 242,535,146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 61 89 122 178 427 623 854 1,246 3,191 5,429 6,382 10,858 22,337 38,003 44,674 76,006 194,651 283,999 389,302 567,998 1,362,557 1,987,993 2,725,114 3,975,986 17,323,939 34,647,878 121,267,573 and 242,535,146, with no remainder.

Since 242,535,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,535,146, 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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