Q: Is 242,445,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,445,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,445,524 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 242445524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 172 373 746 1,492 3,779 7,558 15,116 16,039 32,078 64,156 162,497 324,994 649,988 1,409,567 2,819,134 5,638,268 60,611,381 121,222,762 and 242,445,524, with no remainder.

Since 242,445,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,445,524, 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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