Q: Is 242,343,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,343,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,343,250 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 242343250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 383 766 1,915 2,531 3,830 5,062 9,575 12,655 19,150 25,310 47,875 63,275 95,750 126,550 316,375 632,750 969,373 1,938,746 4,846,865 9,693,730 24,234,325 48,468,650 121,171,625 and 242,343,250, with no remainder.

Since 242,343,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,343,250, 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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