Q: Is 243,144,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 243,144,242 is a composite number.

Why is 243,144,242 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 243,144,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 37 74 281 407 562 814 1,063 2,126 3,091 6,182 10,397 11,693 20,794 23,386 39,331 78,662 114,367 228,734 298,703 432,641 597,406 865,282 3,285,733 6,571,466 11,052,011 22,104,022 121,572,121 and 243,144,242, with no remainder.

Since 243,144,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,144,242, 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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