Q: Is 242,442,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,442,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,442,132 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 242442132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 139 278 417 556 834 1,668 145,349 290,698 436,047 581,396 872,094 1,744,188 20,203,511 40,407,022 60,610,533 80,814,044 121,221,066 and 242,442,132, with no remainder.

Since 242,442,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,442,132, 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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