Q: Is 242,273,210 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,273,210 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,273,210 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 242273210 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 109 218 545 1,090 222,269 444,538 1,111,345 2,222,690 24,227,321 48,454,642 121,136,605 and 242,273,210, with no remainder.

Since 242,273,210 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,273,210, 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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