Q: Is 242,426,158 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,426,158 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,426,158 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 242426158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 137 274 1,781 3,562 68,059 136,118 884,767 1,769,534 9,324,083 18,648,166 121,213,079 and 242,426,158, with no remainder.

Since 242,426,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,426,158, 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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