Q: Is 242,546,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,546,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,546,602 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 242546602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 47 94 887 1,774 2,909 5,818 41,689 83,378 136,723 273,446 2,580,283 5,160,566 121,273,301 and 242,546,602, with no remainder.

Since 242,546,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,546,602, 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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