Q: Is 242,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,216 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 242216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 17 26 34 52 68 104 136 137 221 274 442 548 884 1,096 1,768 1,781 2,329 3,562 4,658 7,124 9,316 14,248 18,632 30,277 60,554 121,108 and 242,216, with no remainder.

Since 242,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,216, 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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