Q: Is 242,426,160 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,426,160 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,426,160 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 242426160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 336,703 673,406 1,010,109 1,346,812 1,683,515 2,020,218 2,693,624 3,030,327 3,367,030 4,040,436 5,050,545 5,387,248 6,060,654 6,734,060 8,080,872 10,101,090 12,121,308 13,468,120 15,151,635 16,161,744 20,202,180 24,242,616 26,936,240 30,303,270 40,404,360 48,485,232 60,606,540 80,808,720 121,213,080 and 242,426,160, with no remainder.

Since 242,426,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,426,160, 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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