Q: Is 243,402,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 243,402,140 is a composite number.

Why is 243,402,140 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 243,402,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 59 118 236 295 590 1,180 206,273 412,546 825,092 1,031,365 2,062,730 4,125,460 12,170,107 24,340,214 48,680,428 60,850,535 121,701,070 and 243,402,140, with no remainder.

Since 243,402,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,402,140, 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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