Q: Is 242,714,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,714,550 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 242,714,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 19 25 26 30 38 39 50 57 65 75 78 95 114 130 150 190 195 247 285 325 390 475 494 570 650 741 950 975 1,235 1,425 1,482 1,950 2,470 2,850 3,705 6,175 6,551 7,410 12,350 13,102 18,525 19,653 32,755 37,050 39,306 65,510 85,163 98,265 124,469 163,775 170,326 196,530 248,938 255,489 327,550 373,407 425,815 491,325 510,978 622,345 746,814 851,630 982,650 1,244,690 1,277,445 1,618,097 1,867,035 2,129,075 2,554,890 3,111,725 3,236,194 3,734,070 4,258,150 4,854,291 6,223,450 6,387,225 8,090,485 9,335,175 9,708,582 12,774,450 16,180,970 18,670,350 24,271,455 40,452,425 48,542,910 80,904,850 121,357,275 and 242,714,550, with no remainder.

Since 242,714,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,714,550, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).