Q: Is 242,523,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,523,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,523,304 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 242523304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,439 2,878 5,756 11,512 21,067 42,134 84,268 168,536 30,315,413 60,630,826 121,261,652 and 242,523,304, with no remainder.

Since 242,523,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,523,304, 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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