Q: Is 242,427,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,427,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,427,010 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 242427010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 49 70 98 245 490 494,749 989,498 2,473,745 3,463,243 4,947,490 6,926,486 17,316,215 24,242,701 34,632,430 48,485,402 121,213,505 and 242,427,010, with no remainder.

Since 242,427,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,427,010, 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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