Q: Is 242,231,145 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,231,145 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,231,145 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 242231145 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 195 773 1,607 2,319 3,865 4,821 8,035 10,049 11,595 20,891 24,105 30,147 50,245 62,673 104,455 150,735 313,365 1,242,211 3,726,633 6,211,055 16,148,743 18,633,165 48,446,229 80,743,715 and 242,231,145, with no remainder.

Since 242,231,145 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,231,145, 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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