Q: Is 242,535,007 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,535,007 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,535,007 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 242535007 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 43 143 473 559 6,149 39,443 433,873 512,759 1,696,049 5,640,349 18,656,539 22,048,637 and 242,535,007, with no remainder.

Since 242,535,007 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,535,007, 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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