Q: Is 242,535,148 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,535,148 is a composite number.

Why is 242,535,148 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 242,535,148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 71 74 142 148 284 2,627 5,254 10,508 23,081 46,162 92,324 853,997 1,638,751 1,707,994 3,277,502 3,415,988 6,555,004 60,633,787 121,267,574 and 242,535,148, with no remainder.

Since 242,535,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,535,148, 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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