Q: Is 242,206,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,206,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,206,308 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 242206308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 2,242,651 4,485,302 6,727,953 8,970,604 13,455,906 20,183,859 26,911,812 40,367,718 60,551,577 80,735,436 121,103,154 and 242,206,308, with no remainder.

Since 242,206,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,206,308, 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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