Q: Is 242,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,748 is a composite number.

Why is 242,748 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 242,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 198 396 613 1,226 1,839 2,452 3,678 5,517 6,743 7,356 11,034 13,486 20,229 22,068 26,972 40,458 60,687 80,916 121,374 and 242,748, with no remainder.

Since 242,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,748, 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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