Q: Is 242,242,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,242,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,242,002 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 242242002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 1,495,321 2,990,642 4,485,963 8,971,926 13,457,889 26,915,778 40,373,667 80,747,334 121,121,001 and 242,242,002, with no remainder.

Since 242,242,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,242,002, 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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