Q: Is 242,424,332 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,424,332 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,424,332 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 242424332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 212 787 1,453 1,574 2,906 3,148 5,812 41,711 77,009 83,422 154,018 166,844 308,036 1,143,511 2,287,022 4,574,044 60,606,083 121,212,166 and 242,424,332, with no remainder.

Since 242,424,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,424,332, 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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