Q: Is 242,320,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,320,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,320,023 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 242320023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 33 51 99 153 187 561 1,683 143,981 431,943 1,295,829 1,583,791 2,447,677 4,751,373 7,343,031 14,254,119 22,029,093 26,924,447 80,773,341 and 242,320,023, with no remainder.

Since 242,320,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,320,023, 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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