Q: Is 242,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,400 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 242400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 101 120 150 160 200 202 240 300 303 400 404 480 505 600 606 800 808 1,010 1,200 1,212 1,515 1,616 2,020 2,400 2,424 2,525 3,030 3,232 4,040 4,848 5,050 6,060 7,575 8,080 9,696 10,100 12,120 15,150 16,160 20,200 24,240 30,300 40,400 48,480 60,600 80,800 121,200 and 242,400, with no remainder.

Since 242,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,400, it is not a prime number.


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