Q: Is 242,323,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,323,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,323,540 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 242323540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 47 94 188 235 470 940 257,791 515,582 1,031,164 1,288,955 2,577,910 5,155,820 12,116,177 24,232,354 48,464,708 60,580,885 121,161,770 and 242,323,540, with no remainder.

Since 242,323,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,323,540, 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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