Q: Is 242,426,162 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,426,162 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,426,162 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 242426162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 59 118 121 242 649 1,298 7,139 14,278 16,979 33,958 186,769 373,538 1,001,761 2,003,522 2,054,459 4,108,918 11,019,371 22,038,742 121,213,081 and 242,426,162, with no remainder.

Since 242,426,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,426,162, 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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