Q: Is 242,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,220 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 242220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 330 367 660 734 1,101 1,468 1,835 2,202 3,670 4,037 4,404 5,505 7,340 8,074 11,010 12,111 16,148 20,185 22,020 24,222 40,370 48,444 60,555 80,740 121,110 and 242,220, with no remainder.

Since 242,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,220, it is not a prime number.


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