Q: Is 242,201,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,201,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,201,272 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 242201272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 841 1,682 3,364 6,728 35,999 71,998 143,996 287,992 1,043,971 2,087,942 4,175,884 8,351,768 30,275,159 60,550,318 121,100,636 and 242,201,272, with no remainder.

Since 242,201,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,201,272, 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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