Q: Is 242,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,844 is a composite number.

Why is 242,844 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 242,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 59 84 98 118 147 177 196 236 294 343 354 413 588 686 708 826 1,029 1,239 1,372 1,652 2,058 2,478 2,891 4,116 4,956 5,782 8,673 11,564 17,346 20,237 34,692 40,474 60,711 80,948 121,422 and 242,844, with no remainder.

Since 242,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,844, 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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