Q: Is 242,054,891 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,054,891 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,054,891 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 242054891 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 221 593 1,847 7,709 10,081 24,011 31,399 131,053 408,187 1,095,271 14,238,523 18,619,607 and 242,054,891, with no remainder.

Since 242,054,891 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,054,891, 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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