Q: Is 242,209,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,209,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,209,212 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 242209212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 2,883,443 5,766,886 8,650,329 11,533,772 17,300,658 20,184,101 34,601,316 40,368,202 60,552,303 80,736,404 121,104,606 and 242,209,212, with no remainder.

Since 242,209,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,209,212, 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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