Q: Is 242,441,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,441,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,441,540 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 242441540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 1,102,007 2,204,014 4,408,028 5,510,035 11,020,070 12,122,077 22,040,140 24,244,154 48,488,308 60,610,385 121,220,770 and 242,441,540, with no remainder.

Since 242,441,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,441,540, 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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