Q: Is 242,122,629 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,122,629 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,122,629 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 242122629 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 1,733 5,199 6,653 12,131 19,959 36,393 46,571 139,713 11,529,649 34,588,947 80,707,543 and 242,122,629, with no remainder.

Since 242,122,629 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,122,629, 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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