Q: Is 242,169,222 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,169,222 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,169,222 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 242169222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 67 134 201 402 602,411 1,204,822 1,807,233 3,614,466 40,361,537 80,723,074 121,084,611 and 242,169,222, with no remainder.

Since 242,169,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,169,222, 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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