Q: Is 242,438,730 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,438,730 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,438,730 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 242438730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 43 71 86 129 142 213 215 258 355 426 430 645 710 1,065 1,290 2,130 2,647 3,053 5,294 6,106 7,941 9,159 13,235 15,265 15,882 18,318 26,470 30,530 39,705 45,795 79,410 91,590 113,821 187,937 227,642 341,463 375,874 563,811 569,105 682,926 939,685 1,127,622 1,138,210 1,707,315 1,879,370 2,819,055 3,414,630 5,638,110 8,081,291 16,162,582 24,243,873 40,406,455 48,487,746 80,812,910 121,219,365 and 242,438,730, with no remainder.

Since 242,438,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,438,730, 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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