Q: Is 242,306,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,306,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,306,824 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 242306824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 443 886 1,772 3,544 68,371 136,742 273,484 546,968 30,288,353 60,576,706 121,153,412 and 242,306,824, with no remainder.

Since 242,306,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,306,824, 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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