Q: Is 242,165 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,165 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,165 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 242165 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 17 35 37 55 77 85 119 185 187 259 385 407 595 629 935 1,295 1,309 2,035 2,849 3,145 4,403 6,545 6,919 14,245 22,015 34,595 48,433 and 242,165, with no remainder.

Since 242,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,165, 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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