Q: Is 242,443,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,443,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,443,131 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 242443131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 263 789 1,841 5,523 6,271 12,887 18,813 38,661 43,897 131,691 307,279 921,837 1,649,273 4,947,819 11,544,911 34,634,733 80,814,377 and 242,443,131, with no remainder.

Since 242,443,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,443,131, 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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