Q: Is 242,431,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,431,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,431,648 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 242431648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 58 116 232 464 928 261,241 522,482 1,044,964 2,089,928 4,179,856 7,575,989 8,359,712 15,151,978 30,303,956 60,607,912 121,215,824 and 242,431,648, with no remainder.

Since 242,431,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,431,648, 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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