Q: Is 242,021,346 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,021,346 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,021,346 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 242021346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 5,762,413 11,524,826 17,287,239 34,574,478 40,336,891 80,673,782 121,010,673 and 242,021,346, with no remainder.

Since 242,021,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,021,346, 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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