Q: Is 255,748,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 255,748,242 is a composite number.

Why is 255,748,242 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 255,748,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 246 787 1,321 1,574 2,361 2,642 3,963 4,722 7,926 32,267 54,161 64,534 96,801 108,322 162,483 193,602 324,966 1,039,627 2,079,254 3,118,881 6,237,762 42,624,707 85,249,414 127,874,121 and 255,748,242, with no remainder.

Since 255,748,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,748,242, 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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