Q: Is 241,243,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 241,243,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 241,243,426 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 241243426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 41 62 82 1,271 2,542 94,903 189,806 2,941,993 3,891,023 5,883,986 7,782,046 120,621,713 and 241,243,426, with no remainder.

Since 241,243,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 241,243,426, 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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