Q: Is 102,422,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 102,422,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 102,422,242 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 102422242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 1,433 2,749 2,866 5,498 18,629 35,737 37,258 71,474 3,939,317 7,878,634 51,211,121 and 102,422,242, with no remainder.

Since 102,422,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,422,242, it is not a prime 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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