Q: Is 242,050,170 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,050,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,050,170 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 242050170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 31 62 93 155 186 310 465 930 260,269 520,538 780,807 1,301,345 1,561,614 2,602,690 3,904,035 7,808,070 8,068,339 16,136,678 24,205,017 40,341,695 48,410,034 80,683,390 121,025,085 and 242,050,170, with no remainder.

Since 242,050,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,050,170, 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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