Q: Is 242,528 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,528 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,528 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 242528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 22 26 32 44 52 53 88 104 106 143 176 208 212 286 352 416 424 572 583 689 848 1,144 1,166 1,378 1,696 2,288 2,332 2,756 4,576 4,664 5,512 7,579 9,328 11,024 15,158 18,656 22,048 30,316 60,632 121,264 and 242,528, with no remainder.

Since 242,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,528, 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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