Q: Is 106,010,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 106,010,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 106,010,242 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 106010242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 71 142 923 1,846 57,427 114,854 746,551 1,493,102 4,077,317 8,154,634 53,005,121 and 106,010,242, with no remainder.

Since 106,010,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,010,242, 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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