Q: Is 242,028 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,028 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,028 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 242028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 83 108 162 166 243 249 324 332 486 498 729 747 972 996 1,458 1,494 2,241 2,916 2,988 4,482 6,723 8,964 13,446 20,169 26,892 40,338 60,507 80,676 121,014 and 242,028, with no remainder.

Since 242,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,028, 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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