Q: Is 242,431,356 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,431,356 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,431,356 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 242431356 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 1,188,389 2,376,778 3,565,167 4,753,556 7,130,334 14,260,668 20,202,613 40,405,226 60,607,839 80,810,452 121,215,678 and 242,431,356, with no remainder.

Since 242,431,356 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,431,356, 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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