Q: Is 242,260,425 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,260,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,260,425 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 242260425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 33 45 55 75 99 165 225 275 495 825 2,475 97,883 293,649 489,415 880,947 1,076,713 1,468,245 2,447,075 3,230,139 4,404,735 5,383,565 7,341,225 9,690,417 16,150,695 22,023,675 26,917,825 48,452,085 80,753,475 and 242,260,425, with no remainder.

Since 242,260,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,260,425, 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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