Q: Is 242,024,418 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,024,418 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,024,418 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 242024418 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,997 3,994 5,991 6,733 11,982 13,466 17,973 20,199 35,946 40,398 60,597 121,194 13,445,801 26,891,602 40,337,403 80,674,806 121,012,209 and 242,024,418, with no remainder.

Since 242,024,418 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,024,418, 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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