Q: Is 242,002,096 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,002,096 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,002,096 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 242002096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 2,160,733 4,321,466 8,642,932 15,125,131 17,285,864 30,250,262 34,571,728 60,500,524 121,001,048 and 242,002,096, with no remainder.

Since 242,002,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,002,096, 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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