Q: Is 242,928 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,928 is a composite number.

Why is 242,928 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 242,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 241 252 336 482 504 723 964 1,008 1,446 1,687 1,928 2,169 2,892 3,374 3,856 4,338 5,061 5,784 6,748 8,676 10,122 11,568 13,496 15,183 17,352 20,244 26,992 30,366 34,704 40,488 60,732 80,976 121,464 and 242,928, with no remainder.

Since 242,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,928, 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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