Q: Is 242,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,304 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 242304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 384 631 1,262 1,893 2,524 3,786 5,048 7,572 10,096 15,144 20,192 30,288 40,384 60,576 80,768 121,152 and 242,304, with no remainder.

Since 242,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,304, 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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