Q: Is 242,440,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,440,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,440,422 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 242440422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 5,772,391 11,544,782 17,317,173 34,634,346 40,406,737 80,813,474 121,220,211 and 242,440,422, with no remainder.

Since 242,440,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,440,422, 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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