Q: Is 242,512,336 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,512,336 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,512,336 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 242512336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 1,377,911 2,755,822 5,511,644 11,023,288 15,157,021 22,046,576 30,314,042 60,628,084 121,256,168 and 242,512,336, with no remainder.

Since 242,512,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,512,336, 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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