Q: Is 242,462,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,462,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,462,255 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 242462255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 89 277 281 445 623 1,385 1,405 1,939 1,967 3,115 9,695 9,835 24,653 25,009 77,837 123,265 125,045 172,571 175,063 389,185 544,859 862,855 875,315 2,724,295 6,927,493 34,637,465 48,492,451 and 242,462,255, with no remainder.

Since 242,462,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,462,255, it is not a prime number.


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