Q: Is 400,255,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 400,255,242 is a composite number.

Why is 400,255,242 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 400,255,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 3,924,071 7,848,142 11,772,213 23,544,426 66,709,207 133,418,414 200,127,621 and 400,255,242, with no remainder.

Since 400,255,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,255,242, 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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