Q: Is 132,310,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 132,310,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 132,310,242 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 132310242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 887 1,774 2,661 5,322 7,983 8,287 15,966 16,574 24,861 49,722 74,583 149,166 7,350,569 14,701,138 22,051,707 44,103,414 66,155,121 and 132,310,242, with no remainder.

Since 132,310,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,310,242, 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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