Q: Is 242,420,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,420,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,420,238 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 242420238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 792,223 1,584,446 2,376,669 4,753,338 7,130,007 13,467,791 14,260,014 26,935,582 40,403,373 80,806,746 121,210,119 and 242,420,238, with no remainder.

Since 242,420,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,420,238, 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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