Q: Is 242,804,856 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,804,856 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 242,804,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 607 1,214 1,821 2,381 2,428 3,642 4,249 4,762 4,856 7,143 7,284 8,498 9,524 12,747 14,286 14,568 16,667 16,996 19,048 25,494 28,572 33,334 33,992 50,001 50,988 57,144 66,668 100,002 101,976 133,336 200,004 400,008 1,445,267 2,890,534 4,335,801 5,781,068 8,671,602 10,116,869 11,562,136 17,343,204 20,233,738 30,350,607 34,686,408 40,467,476 60,701,214 80,934,952 121,402,428 and 242,804,856, with no remainder.

Since 242,804,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,804,856, 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).