Q: Is 242,438,732 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,438,732 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,438,732 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 242438732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 239 367 478 691 734 956 1,382 1,468 2,764 87,713 165,149 175,426 253,597 330,298 350,852 507,194 660,596 1,014,388 60,609,683 121,219,366 and 242,438,732, with no remainder.

Since 242,438,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,438,732, 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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