Q: Is 242,140,122 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,140,122 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,140,122 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 242140122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 1,921,747 3,843,494 5,765,241 11,530,482 13,452,229 17,295,723 26,904,458 34,591,446 40,356,687 80,713,374 121,070,061 and 242,140,122, with no remainder.

Since 242,140,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,140,122, 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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