Q: Is 242,401,115 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,401,115 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,401,115 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 242401115 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 121 257 605 1,285 1,559 2,827 7,795 14,135 17,149 31,097 85,745 155,485 188,639 400,663 943,195 2,003,315 4,407,293 22,036,465 48,480,223 and 242,401,115, with no remainder.

Since 242,401,115 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,401,115, 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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