Q: Is 242,022,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,022,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,022,042 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 242022042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,707 4,967 5,414 8,121 9,934 14,901 16,242 24,363 29,802 44,703 48,726 89,406 13,445,669 26,891,338 40,337,007 80,674,014 121,011,021 and 242,022,042, with no remainder.

Since 242,022,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,022,042, 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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