Q: Is 242,020 a Prime Number?

A: No, 242,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,020 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 242020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 12,101 24,202 48,404 60,505 121,010 and 242,020, with no remainder.

Since 242,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,020, it is not a prime number.

Number	242,018	242,019	242,021	242,022
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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