Q: Is 245,266,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 245,266,542 is a composite number.

Why is 245,266,542 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 245,266,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 1,513,991 3,027,982 4,541,973 9,083,946 13,625,919 27,251,838 40,877,757 81,755,514 122,633,271 and 245,266,542, with no remainder.

Since 245,266,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,266,542, 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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