Q: Is 242,002,210 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,002,210 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,002,210 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 242002210 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 313 626 1,565 3,130 77,317 154,634 386,585 773,170 24,200,221 48,400,442 121,001,105 and 242,002,210, with no remainder.

Since 242,002,210 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,002,210, 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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