Q: Is 242,022,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,022,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,022,426 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 242022426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 246 349 698 1,047 2,094 2,819 5,638 8,457 14,309 16,914 28,618 42,927 85,854 115,579 231,158 346,737 693,474 983,831 1,967,662 2,951,493 5,902,986 40,337,071 80,674,142 121,011,213 and 242,022,426, with no remainder.

Since 242,022,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,022,426, 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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