Q: Is 242,023,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,023,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,023,203 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 242023203 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 199 597 1,791 3,383 7,949 10,149 23,847 30,447 71,541 135,133 405,399 1,216,197 1,581,851 4,745,553 14,236,659 26,891,467 80,674,401 and 242,023,203, with no remainder.

Since 242,023,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,023,203, 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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