Q: Is 242,443,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,443,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,443,132 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 242443132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 71 116 142 284 2,059 4,118 8,236 29,437 58,874 117,748 853,673 1,707,346 2,090,027 3,414,692 4,180,054 8,360,108 60,610,783 121,221,566 and 242,443,132, with no remainder.

Since 242,443,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,443,132, 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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