Q: Is 242,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,340 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 242340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 420 577 1,154 1,731 2,308 2,885 3,462 4,039 5,770 6,924 8,078 8,655 11,540 12,117 16,156 17,310 20,195 24,234 34,620 40,390 48,468 60,585 80,780 121,170 and 242,340, with no remainder.

Since 242,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,340, 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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