Q: Is 242,213,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,213,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,213,952 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 242213952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 1,261,531 2,523,062 3,784,593 5,046,124 7,569,186 10,092,248 15,138,372 20,184,496 30,276,744 40,368,992 60,553,488 80,737,984 121,106,976 and 242,213,952, with no remainder.

Since 242,213,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,213,952, 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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