Q: Is 242,224,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,224,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,224,140 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 242224140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 4,037,069 8,074,138 12,111,207 16,148,276 20,185,345 24,222,414 40,370,690 48,444,828 60,556,035 80,741,380 121,112,070 and 242,224,140, with no remainder.

Since 242,224,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,224,140, 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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