Q: Is 242,523,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,523,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,523,664 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 242523664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 488,959 977,918 1,955,836 3,911,672 7,823,344 15,157,729 30,315,458 60,630,916 121,261,832 and 242,523,664, with no remainder.

Since 242,523,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,523,664, 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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