Q: Is 242,123,583 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,123,583 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,123,583 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 242123583 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 43 129 559 1,677 144,379 433,137 1,876,927 5,630,781 6,208,297 18,624,891 80,707,861 and 242,123,583, with no remainder.

Since 242,123,583 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,123,583, 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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