Q: Is 242,232,052 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,232,052 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,232,052 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 242232052 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 118 236 1,026,407 2,052,814 4,105,628 60,558,013 121,116,026 and 242,232,052, with no remainder.

Since 242,232,052 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,232,052, 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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