Q: Is 242,311,615 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,311,615 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,311,615 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 242311615 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 35 49 65 91 245 455 637 3,185 76,079 380,395 532,553 989,027 2,662,765 3,727,871 4,945,135 6,923,189 18,639,355 34,615,945 48,462,323 and 242,311,615, with no remainder.

Since 242,311,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,311,615, 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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