Q: Is 242,152,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,152,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,152,408 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 242152408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 557 1,114 1,753 2,228 3,506 4,456 7,012 14,024 17,267 34,534 54,343 69,068 108,686 138,136 217,372 434,744 976,421 1,952,842 3,905,684 7,811,368 30,269,051 60,538,102 121,076,204 and 242,152,408, with no remainder.

Since 242,152,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,152,408, 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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