Q: Is 242,031,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,031,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,031,426 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 242031426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 78 91 182 273 546 443,281 886,562 1,329,843 2,659,686 3,102,967 5,762,653 6,205,934 9,308,901 11,525,306 17,287,959 18,617,802 34,575,918 40,338,571 80,677,142 121,015,713 and 242,031,426, with no remainder.

Since 242,031,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,031,426, 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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