Q: Is 243,003,402 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 243,003,402 is a composite number.

Why is 243,003,402 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 243,003,402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 486 729 1,458 166,669 333,338 500,007 1,000,014 1,500,021 3,000,042 4,500,063 9,000,126 13,500,189 27,000,378 40,500,567 81,001,134 121,501,701 and 243,003,402, with no remainder.

Since 243,003,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,003,402, 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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