Q: Is 242,341,312 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,341,312 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,341,312 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 242341312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 73 146 292 584 1,168 2,336 4,672 51,871 103,742 207,484 414,968 829,936 1,659,872 3,319,744 3,786,583 7,573,166 15,146,332 30,292,664 60,585,328 121,170,656 and 242,341,312, with no remainder.

Since 242,341,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,341,312, 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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