Q: Is 242,142,056 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,142,056 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,142,056 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 242142056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 2,328,289 4,656,578 9,313,156 18,626,312 30,267,757 60,535,514 121,071,028 and 242,142,056, with no remainder.

Since 242,142,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,142,056, 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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