Q: Is 242,443,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,443,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,443,120 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 242443120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 89 136 170 178 272 340 356 445 680 712 890 1,360 1,424 1,513 1,780 2,003 3,026 3,560 4,006 6,052 7,120 7,565 8,012 10,015 12,104 15,130 16,024 20,030 24,208 30,260 32,048 34,051 40,060 60,520 68,102 80,120 121,040 136,204 160,240 170,255 178,267 272,408 340,510 356,534 544,816 681,020 713,068 891,335 1,362,040 1,426,136 1,782,670 2,724,080 2,852,272 3,030,539 3,565,340 6,061,078 7,130,680 12,122,156 14,261,360 15,152,695 24,244,312 30,305,390 48,488,624 60,610,780 121,221,560 and 242,443,120, with no remainder.

Since 242,443,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,443,120, 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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