Q: Is 242,211,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,211,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,211,431 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 242211431 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 53 77 371 583 4,081 59,351 415,457 652,861 3,145,603 4,570,027 22,019,221 34,601,633 and 242,211,431, with no remainder.

Since 242,211,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,211,431, 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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