Q: Is 242,460,615 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,460,615 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,460,615 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 242460615 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 19 57 95 285 811 1,049 2,433 3,147 4,055 5,245 12,165 15,409 15,735 19,931 46,227 59,793 77,045 99,655 231,135 298,965 850,739 2,552,217 4,253,695 12,761,085 16,164,041 48,492,123 80,820,205 and 242,460,615, with no remainder.

Since 242,460,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,460,615, 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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