Q: Is 242,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,228 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 242228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 41 82 164 211 287 422 574 844 1,148 1,477 2,954 5,908 8,651 17,302 34,604 60,557 121,114 and 242,228, with no remainder.

Since 242,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,228, it is not a prime number.


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