Q: Is 242,515,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,515,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,515,494 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 242515494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 1,036,391 2,072,782 3,109,173 6,218,346 9,327,519 13,473,083 18,655,038 26,946,166 40,419,249 80,838,498 121,257,747 and 242,515,494, with no remainder.

Since 242,515,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,515,494, 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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