Q: Is 242,460,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,460,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,460,612 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 242460612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 6,735,017 13,470,034 20,205,051 26,940,068 40,410,102 60,615,153 80,820,204 121,230,306 and 242,460,612, with no remainder.

Since 242,460,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,460,612, 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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