Q: Is 242,301,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,301,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,301,042 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 242301042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 401 802 1,203 2,406 3,609 7,218 33,569 67,138 100,707 201,414 302,121 604,242 13,461,169 26,922,338 40,383,507 80,767,014 121,150,521 and 242,301,042, with no remainder.

Since 242,301,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,301,042, 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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