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

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

Why is 242,000,242 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 242000242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 101 121 202 242 1,111 2,222 9,901 12,221 19,802 24,442 108,911 217,822 1,000,001 1,198,021 2,000,002 2,396,042 11,000,011 22,000,022 121,000,121 and 242,000,242, with no remainder.

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