Q: Is 242,206,755 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,206,755 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,206,755 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 242206755 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 49 105 147 245 735 329,533 988,599 1,647,665 2,306,731 4,942,995 6,920,193 11,533,655 16,147,117 34,600,965 48,441,351 80,735,585 and 242,206,755, with no remainder.

Since 242,206,755 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,206,755, 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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