Q: Is 231,660,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,660,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,660,242 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 231660242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 739 1,478 8,129 14,249 16,258 28,498 156,739 313,478 10,530,011 21,060,022 115,830,121 and 231,660,242, with no remainder.

Since 231,660,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,660,242, 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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