Q: Is 242,445,222 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,445,222 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,445,222 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 242445222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 163 326 489 978 1,467 2,934 82,633 165,266 247,899 495,798 743,697 1,487,394 13,469,179 26,938,358 40,407,537 80,815,074 121,222,611 and 242,445,222, with no remainder.

Since 242,445,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,445,222, 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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