Q: Is 242,343,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,343,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,343,315 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 242343315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 419 1,257 2,095 3,771 6,285 12,853 18,855 38,559 64,265 115,677 192,795 578,385 5,385,407 16,156,221 26,927,035 48,468,663 80,781,105 and 242,343,315, with no remainder.

Since 242,343,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,343,315, 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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