Q: Is 242,464,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,464,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,464,120 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 242464120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 331 662 1,324 1,655 2,648 3,310 6,620 13,240 18,313 36,626 73,252 91,565 146,504 183,130 366,260 732,520 6,061,603 12,123,206 24,246,412 30,308,015 48,492,824 60,616,030 121,232,060 and 242,464,120, with no remainder.

Since 242,464,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,464,120, 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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