Q: Is 242,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 242,000 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 242,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 121 125 176 200 220 242 250 275 400 440 484 500 550 605 880 968 1,000 1,100 1,210 1,375 1,936 2,000 2,200 2,420 2,750 3,025 4,400 4,840 5,500 6,050 9,680 11,000 12,100 15,125 22,000 24,200 30,250 48,400 60,500 121,000 and 242,000, with no remainder.

Since 242,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).