Q: Is 242,816 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,816 is a composite number.

Why is 242,816 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 242,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 128 224 271 448 542 896 1,084 1,897 2,168 3,794 4,336 7,588 8,672 15,176 17,344 30,352 34,688 60,704 121,408 and 242,816, with no remainder.

Since 242,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,816, 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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