Q: Is 242,401,312 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,401,312 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,401,312 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 242401312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 61 122 244 488 976 1,952 124,181 248,362 496,724 993,448 1,986,896 3,973,792 7,575,041 15,150,082 30,300,164 60,600,328 121,200,656 and 242,401,312, with no remainder.

Since 242,401,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,401,312, 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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