Q: Is 242,231,637 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,231,637 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,231,637 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 242231637 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 111 739 2,217 2,953 8,859 27,343 82,029 109,261 327,783 2,182,267 6,546,801 80,743,879 and 242,231,637, with no remainder.

Since 242,231,637 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,231,637, 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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