Q: Is 242,243,122 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,243,122 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,243,122 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 242243122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 38 209 418 579,529 1,159,058 6,374,819 11,011,051 12,749,638 22,022,102 121,121,561 and 242,243,122, with no remainder.

Since 242,243,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,243,122, 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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