Q: Is 242,421,112 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,421,112 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,421,112 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 242421112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 47 94 188 376 433 866 1,489 1,732 2,978 3,464 5,956 11,912 20,351 40,702 69,983 81,404 139,966 162,808 279,932 559,864 644,737 1,289,474 2,578,948 5,157,896 30,302,639 60,605,278 121,210,556 and 242,421,112, with no remainder.

Since 242,421,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,421,112, 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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