Q: Is 242,018,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,018,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,018,540 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 242018540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 661 1,322 2,644 3,305 6,610 13,220 18,307 36,614 73,228 91,535 183,070 366,140 12,100,927 24,201,854 48,403,708 60,504,635 121,009,270 and 242,018,540, with no remainder.

Since 242,018,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,018,540, 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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