Q: Is 242,102,745 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,102,745 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,102,745 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 242102745 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 41 45 123 205 369 615 1,845 131,221 393,663 656,105 1,180,989 1,968,315 5,380,061 5,904,945 16,140,183 26,900,305 48,420,549 80,700,915 and 242,102,745, with no remainder.

Since 242,102,745 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,102,745, 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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