Q: Is 242,343,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,343,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,343,605 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 242343605 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 433 2,165 3,031 15,155 15,991 79,955 111,937 559,685 6,924,103 34,620,515 48,468,721 and 242,343,605, with no remainder.

Since 242,343,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,343,605, 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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