Q: Is 242,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,480 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 242480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 433 560 866 1,732 2,165 3,031 3,464 4,330 6,062 6,928 8,660 12,124 15,155 17,320 24,248 30,310 34,640 48,496 60,620 121,240 and 242,480, with no remainder.

Since 242,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,480, it is not a prime number.


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