Q: Is 242,323,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,323,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,323,304 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 242323304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 29 34 58 68 116 136 232 493 986 1,972 3,944 61,441 122,882 245,764 491,528 1,044,497 1,781,789 2,088,994 3,563,578 4,177,988 7,127,156 8,355,976 14,254,312 30,290,413 60,580,826 121,161,652 and 242,323,304, with no remainder.

Since 242,323,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,323,304, 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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