Q: Is 242,023,348 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,023,348 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,023,348 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 242023348 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 1,234,813 2,469,626 4,939,252 8,643,691 17,287,382 34,574,764 60,505,837 121,011,674 and 242,023,348, with no remainder.

Since 242,023,348 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,023,348, 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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