Q: Is 242,241,753 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,241,753 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,241,753 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 242241753 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 509 1,527 6,617 12,203 19,851 36,609 158,639 475,917 6,211,327 18,633,981 80,747,251 and 242,241,753, with no remainder.

Since 242,241,753 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,241,753, 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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