Q: Is 242,423,328 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,423,328 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,423,328 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 242423328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 84 96 112 168 224 336 672 360,749 721,498 1,082,247 1,442,996 2,164,494 2,525,243 2,885,992 4,328,988 5,050,486 5,771,984 7,575,729 8,657,976 10,100,972 11,543,968 15,151,458 17,315,952 20,201,944 30,302,916 34,631,904 40,403,888 60,605,832 80,807,776 121,211,664 and 242,423,328, with no remainder.

Since 242,423,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,423,328, 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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