Q: Is 242,402,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,402,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,402,342 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 242402342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 19 26 38 91 133 182 247 266 494 1,729 3,458 70,099 140,198 490,693 911,287 981,386 1,331,881 1,822,574 2,663,762 6,379,009 9,323,167 12,758,018 17,314,453 18,646,334 34,628,906 121,201,171 and 242,402,342, with no remainder.

Since 242,402,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,402,342, 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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