Q: Is 241,684,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 241,684,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 241,684,842 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 241684842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 233 466 699 1,398 1,631 3,262 4,893 9,786 24,697 49,394 74,091 148,182 172,879 345,758 518,637 1,037,274 5,754,401 11,508,802 17,263,203 34,526,406 40,280,807 80,561,614 120,842,421 and 241,684,842, with no remainder.

Since 241,684,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 241,684,842, 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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