Q: Is 242,542,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,542,248 is a composite number.

Why is 242,542,248 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 242,542,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 71 78 104 142 156 213 284 312 426 568 852 923 1,704 1,846 2,769 3,692 5,538 7,384 10,949 11,076 21,898 22,152 32,847 43,796 65,694 87,592 131,388 142,337 262,776 284,674 427,011 569,348 777,379 854,022 1,138,696 1,554,758 1,708,044 2,332,137 3,109,516 3,416,088 4,664,274 6,219,032 9,328,548 10,105,927 18,657,096 20,211,854 30,317,781 40,423,708 60,635,562 80,847,416 121,271,124 and 242,542,248, with no remainder.

Since 242,542,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,542,248, 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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