Q: Is 242,991 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 242,991 is a composite number.

Why is 242,991 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 242,991 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 29 49 57 63 87 133 147 171 203 261 399 441 551 609 931 1,197 1,421 1,653 1,827 2,793 3,857 4,263 4,959 8,379 11,571 12,789 26,999 34,713 80,997 and 242,991, with no remainder.

Since 242,991 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,991, 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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