Q: Is 242,513,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,513,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,513,008 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 242513008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 73 146 292 397 523 584 794 1,046 1,168 1,588 2,092 3,176 4,184 6,352 8,368 28,981 38,179 57,962 76,358 115,924 152,716 207,631 231,848 305,432 415,262 463,696 610,864 830,524 1,661,048 3,322,096 15,157,063 30,314,126 60,628,252 121,256,504 and 242,513,008, with no remainder.

Since 242,513,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,513,008, 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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