Q: Is 242,004,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,004,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,004,422 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 242004422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 131 262 641 1,282 1,441 2,882 7,051 14,102 17,161 34,322 83,971 167,942 188,771 377,542 923,681 1,847,362 11,000,201 22,000,402 121,002,211 and 242,004,422, with no remainder.

Since 242,004,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,004,422, 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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