Q: Is 242,434,346 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,434,346 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,434,346 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 242434346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 154 1,574,249 3,148,498 11,019,743 17,316,739 22,039,486 34,633,478 121,217,173 and 242,434,346, with no remainder.

Since 242,434,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,434,346, 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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