Q: Is 242,520,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,520,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,520,550 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 242520550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 89 178 445 890 2,225 4,450 54,499 108,998 272,495 544,990 1,362,475 2,724,950 4,850,411 9,700,822 24,252,055 48,504,110 121,260,275 and 242,520,550, with no remainder.

Since 242,520,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,520,550, 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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