Q: Is 242,892 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,892 is a composite number.

Why is 242,892 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 242,892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 108 117 156 173 234 346 351 468 519 692 702 1,038 1,404 1,557 2,076 2,249 3,114 4,498 4,671 6,228 6,747 8,996 9,342 13,494 18,684 20,241 26,988 40,482 60,723 80,964 121,446 and 242,892, with no remainder.

Since 242,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,892, 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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