Q: Is 242,206,305 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,206,305 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,206,305 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 242206305 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 121 165 363 605 1,815 133,447 400,341 667,235 1,467,917 2,001,705 4,403,751 7,339,585 16,147,087 22,018,755 48,441,261 80,735,435 and 242,206,305, with no remainder.

Since 242,206,305 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,206,305, 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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