Q: Is 242,540,324 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,540,324 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,540,324 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 242540324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 107 214 428 1,391 2,782 5,564 43,591 87,182 174,364 566,683 1,133,366 2,266,732 4,664,237 9,328,474 18,656,948 60,635,081 121,270,162 and 242,540,324, with no remainder.

Since 242,540,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,540,324, 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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