Q: Is 242,443,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,443,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,443,124 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 242443124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 77 154 308 787,153 1,574,306 3,148,612 5,510,071 8,658,683 11,020,142 17,317,366 22,040,284 34,634,732 60,610,781 121,221,562 and 242,443,124, with no remainder.

Since 242,443,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,443,124, 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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