Q: Is 243,342,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 243,342,024 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 243,342,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 552 587 751 1,174 1,502 1,761 2,253 2,348 3,004 3,522 4,506 4,696 6,008 7,044 9,012 13,501 14,088 17,273 18,024 27,002 34,546 40,503 51,819 54,004 69,092 81,006 103,638 108,008 138,184 162,012 207,276 324,024 414,552 440,837 881,674 1,322,511 1,763,348 2,645,022 3,526,696 5,290,044 10,139,251 10,580,088 20,278,502 30,417,753 40,557,004 60,835,506 81,114,008 121,671,012 and 243,342,024, with no remainder.

Since 243,342,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,342,024, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).