Q: Is 230,242,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 230,242,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 230,242,542 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 230242542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 1,323,233 2,646,466 3,969,699 7,939,398 38,373,757 76,747,514 115,121,271 and 230,242,542, with no remainder.

Since 230,242,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,242,542, 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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