Q: Is 242,382 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,382 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,382 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 242382 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 174 199 203 398 406 597 609 1,194 1,218 1,393 2,786 4,179 5,771 8,358 11,542 17,313 34,626 40,397 80,794 121,191 and 242,382, with no remainder.

Since 242,382 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,382, 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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