Q: Is 242,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,560 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 242560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 379 640 758 1,516 1,895 3,032 3,790 6,064 7,580 12,128 15,160 24,256 30,320 48,512 60,640 121,280 and 242,560, with no remainder.

Since 242,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,560, 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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