Q: Is 242,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,272 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 242272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 67 113 134 226 268 452 536 904 1,072 1,808 2,144 3,616 7,571 15,142 30,284 60,568 121,136 and 242,272, with no remainder.

Since 242,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,272, it is not a prime number.


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