Q: Is 243,474 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 243,474 is a composite number.

Why is 243,474 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 243,474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 17 21 22 31 33 34 42 51 62 66 77 93 102 119 154 186 187 217 231 238 341 357 374 434 462 527 561 651 682 714 1,023 1,054 1,122 1,302 1,309 1,581 2,046 2,387 2,618 3,162 3,689 3,927 4,774 5,797 7,161 7,378 7,854 11,067 11,594 14,322 17,391 22,134 34,782 40,579 81,158 121,737 and 243,474, with no remainder.

Since 243,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,474, 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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