Q: Is 242,435,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,435,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,435,340 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 242435340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 49 60 63 70 84 90 98 105 126 140 147 180 196 210 245 252 294 315 420 441 490 588 630 735 882 980 1,260 1,470 1,764 2,205 2,940 4,410 8,820 27,487 54,974 82,461 109,948 137,435 164,922 192,409 247,383 274,870 329,844 384,818 412,305 494,766 549,740 577,227 769,636 824,610 962,045 989,532 1,154,454 1,236,915 1,346,863 1,649,220 1,731,681 1,924,090 2,308,908 2,473,830 2,693,726 2,886,135 3,463,362 3,848,180 4,040,589 4,947,660 5,387,452 5,772,270 6,734,315 6,926,724 8,081,178 8,658,405 11,544,540 12,121,767 13,468,630 16,162,356 17,316,810 20,202,945 24,243,534 26,937,260 34,633,620 40,405,890 48,487,068 60,608,835 80,811,780 121,217,670 and 242,435,340, with no remainder.

Since 242,435,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,435,340, 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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