Q: Is 242,264,659 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,264,659 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,264,659 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 242264659 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 31 91 157 217 403 547 1,099 2,041 2,821 3,829 4,867 7,111 14,287 16,957 34,069 49,777 63,271 85,879 118,699 220,441 442,897 601,153 1,116,427 1,543,087 2,662,249 7,814,989 18,635,743 34,609,237 and 242,264,659, with no remainder.

Since 242,264,659 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,264,659, 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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