Q: Is 242,260,464 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,260,464 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,260,464 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 242260464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 5,047,093 10,094,186 15,141,279 20,188,372 30,282,558 40,376,744 60,565,116 80,753,488 121,130,232 and 242,260,464, with no remainder.

Since 242,260,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,260,464, 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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