Q: Is 242,098 a Prime Number?

A: No, 242,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,098 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 242098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 23 38 46 277 437 554 874 5,263 6,371 10,526 12,742 121,049 and 242,098, with no remainder.

Since 242,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,098, it is not a prime number.

Number	242,096	242,097	242,099	242,100
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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