Q: Is 242,545,426 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,545,426 is a composite number.

Why is 242,545,426 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 242,545,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 31 34 62 359 527 641 718 1,054 1,282 6,103 10,897 11,129 12,206 19,871 21,794 22,258 39,742 189,193 230,119 337,807 378,386 460,238 675,614 3,912,023 7,133,689 7,824,046 14,267,378 121,272,713 and 242,545,426, with no remainder.

Since 242,545,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,545,426, 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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