Q: Is 242,445,525 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,445,525 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,445,525 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 242445525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 25 35 75 105 175 525 461,801 1,385,403 2,309,005 3,232,607 6,927,015 9,697,821 11,545,025 16,163,035 34,635,075 48,489,105 80,815,175 and 242,445,525, with no remainder.

Since 242,445,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,445,525, 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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