Q: Is 242,241,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,241,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,241,342 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 242241342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 313 626 939 1,878 2,191 4,382 6,573 13,146 18,427 36,854 55,281 110,562 128,989 257,978 386,967 773,934 5,767,651 11,535,302 17,302,953 34,605,906 40,373,557 80,747,114 121,120,671 and 242,241,342, with no remainder.

Since 242,241,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,241,342, 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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