Q: Is 242,280 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,280 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,280 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 242280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 673 1,346 2,019 2,692 3,365 4,038 5,384 6,057 6,730 8,076 10,095 12,114 13,460 16,152 20,190 24,228 26,920 30,285 40,380 48,456 60,570 80,760 121,140 and 242,280, with no remainder.

Since 242,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,280, it is not a prime number.


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