Q: Is 242,426,163 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,426,163 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,426,163 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 242426163 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 71 213 497 1,491 162,593 487,779 1,138,151 3,414,453 11,544,103 34,632,309 80,808,721 and 242,426,163, with no remainder.

Since 242,426,163 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,426,163, 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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