Q: Is 242,373,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,373,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,373,402 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 242373402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 585,443 1,170,886 1,756,329 3,512,658 5,268,987 10,537,974 13,465,189 26,930,378 40,395,567 80,791,134 121,186,701 and 242,373,402, with no remainder.

Since 242,373,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,373,402, 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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