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

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

Why is 242,242,242 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 242242242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 121 242 363 726 333,667 667,334 1,001,001 2,002,002 3,670,337 7,340,674 11,011,011 22,022,022 40,373,707 80,747,414 121,121,121 and 242,242,242, with no remainder.

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