Q: Is 242,002,104 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,002,104 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,002,104 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 242002104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 83 166 249 332 498 664 996 1,992 121,487 242,974 364,461 485,948 728,922 971,896 1,457,844 2,915,688 10,083,421 20,166,842 30,250,263 40,333,684 60,500,526 80,667,368 121,001,052 and 242,002,104, with no remainder.

Since 242,002,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,002,104, 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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