Q: Is 242,421,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,421,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,421,140 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 242421140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 347 694 1,388 1,735 2,687 3,470 4,511 5,374 6,940 9,022 10,748 13,435 18,044 22,555 26,870 34,931 45,110 53,740 69,862 90,220 139,724 174,655 349,310 698,620 932,389 1,864,778 3,729,556 4,661,945 9,323,890 12,121,057 18,647,780 24,242,114 48,484,228 60,605,285 121,210,570 and 242,421,140, with no remainder.

Since 242,421,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,421,140, 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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