Q: Is 242,010,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,010,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,010,402 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 242010402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 53 89 102 106 159 178 267 318 503 534 901 1,006 1,509 1,513 1,802 2,703 3,018 3,026 4,539 4,717 5,406 8,551 9,078 9,434 14,151 17,102 25,653 26,659 28,302 44,767 51,306 53,318 79,977 80,189 89,534 134,301 159,954 160,378 240,567 268,602 453,203 481,134 761,039 906,406 1,359,609 1,522,078 2,283,117 2,372,651 2,719,218 4,566,234 4,745,302 7,117,953 14,235,906 40,335,067 80,670,134 121,005,201 and 242,010,402, with no remainder.

Since 242,010,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,010,402, 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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