Q: Is 242,423,154 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,423,154 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,423,154 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 242423154 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,031 2,062 3,093 6,186 9,279 13,063 18,558 26,126 39,189 78,378 117,567 235,134 13,467,953 26,935,906 40,403,859 80,807,718 121,211,577 and 242,423,154, with no remainder.

Since 242,423,154 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,423,154, 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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