Q: Is 242,042,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,042,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,042,120 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 242042120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 290 580 1,160 208,657 417,314 834,628 1,043,285 1,669,256 2,086,570 4,173,140 6,051,053 8,346,280 12,102,106 24,204,212 30,255,265 48,408,424 60,510,530 121,021,060 and 242,042,120, with no remainder.

Since 242,042,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,042,120, 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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