Q: Is 242,351,167 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,351,167 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,351,167 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 242351167 can be evenly divided by 1 17 73 401 487 1,241 6,817 8,279 29,273 35,551 195,287 497,641 604,367 3,319,879 14,255,951 and 242,351,167, with no remainder.

Since 242,351,167 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,351,167, 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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