Q: Is 241,722,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 241,722,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 241,722,342 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 241722342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 191 382 573 1,146 1,719 3,438 70,309 140,618 210,927 421,854 632,781 1,265,562 13,429,019 26,858,038 40,287,057 80,574,114 120,861,171 and 241,722,342, with no remainder.

Since 241,722,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 241,722,342, 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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