Q: Is 242,420,320 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,420,320 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,420,320 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 242420320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 197 394 788 985 1,576 1,970 3,152 3,940 6,304 7,691 7,880 15,382 15,760 30,764 31,520 38,455 61,528 76,910 123,056 153,820 246,112 307,640 615,280 1,230,560 1,515,127 3,030,254 6,060,508 7,575,635 12,121,016 15,151,270 24,242,032 30,302,540 48,484,064 60,605,080 121,210,160 and 242,420,320, with no remainder.

Since 242,420,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,420,320, 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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