Q: Is 242,545,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,545,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,545,424 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 242545424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 1,378,099 2,756,198 5,512,396 11,024,792 15,159,089 22,049,584 30,318,178 60,636,356 121,272,712 and 242,545,424, with no remainder.

Since 242,545,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,545,424, 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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