Q: Is 242,423,334 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,423,334 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,423,334 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 242423334 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 37 54 74 111 222 333 666 999 1,998 121,333 242,666 363,999 727,998 1,091,997 2,183,994 3,275,991 4,489,321 6,551,982 8,978,642 13,467,963 26,935,926 40,403,889 80,807,778 121,211,667 and 242,423,334, with no remainder.

Since 242,423,334 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,423,334, 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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