Q: Is 242,243,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,243,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,243,500 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 242243500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 484,487 968,974 1,937,948 2,422,435 4,844,870 9,689,740 12,112,175 24,224,350 48,448,700 60,560,875 121,121,750 and 242,243,500, with no remainder.

Since 242,243,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,243,500, 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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