Q: Is 242,165,055 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,165,055 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,165,055 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 242165055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 233 699 1,165 2,563 3,495 6,299 7,689 12,815 18,897 31,495 38,445 69,289 94,485 207,867 346,445 1,039,335 1,467,667 4,403,001 7,338,335 16,144,337 22,015,005 48,433,011 80,721,685 and 242,165,055, with no remainder.

Since 242,165,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,165,055, 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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