Q: Is 242,420,514 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,420,514 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,420,514 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 242420514 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 89 178 267 534 623 1,246 1,869 3,738 64,853 129,706 194,559 389,118 453,971 907,942 1,361,913 2,723,826 5,771,917 11,543,834 17,315,751 34,631,502 40,403,419 80,806,838 121,210,257 and 242,420,514, with no remainder.

Since 242,420,514 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,420,514, 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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