Q: Is 242,310,327 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,310,327 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,310,327 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 242310327 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 521 1,563 3,647 10,941 22,147 66,441 155,029 465,087 11,538,587 34,615,761 80,770,109 and 242,310,327, with no remainder.

Since 242,310,327 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,310,327, 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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