Q: Is 242,024,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,024,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,024,420 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 242024420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 617 1,234 1,783 2,468 3,085 3,566 6,170 6,787 7,132 8,915 12,340 13,574 17,830 19,613 27,148 33,935 35,660 39,226 67,870 78,452 98,065 135,740 196,130 392,260 1,100,111 2,200,222 4,400,444 5,500,555 11,001,110 12,101,221 22,002,220 24,202,442 48,404,884 60,506,105 121,012,210 and 242,024,420, with no remainder.

Since 242,024,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,024,420, 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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