Q: Is 242,530,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,530,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,530,602 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 242530602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 2,377,751 4,755,502 7,133,253 14,266,506 40,421,767 80,843,534 121,265,301 and 242,530,602, with no remainder.

Since 242,530,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,530,602, 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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