Q: Is 242,112,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,112,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,112,460 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 242112460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 740 327,179 654,358 1,308,716 1,635,895 3,271,790 6,543,580 12,105,623 24,211,246 48,422,492 60,528,115 121,056,230 and 242,112,460, with no remainder.

Since 242,112,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,112,460, 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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