Q: Is 242,000,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,000,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,000,240 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 242000240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 3,025,003 6,050,006 12,100,012 15,125,015 24,200,024 30,250,030 48,400,048 60,500,060 121,000,120 and 242,000,240, with no remainder.

Since 242,000,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,000,240, 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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