Q: Is 242,566,483 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,566,483 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,566,483 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 242566483 can be evenly divided by 1 19 43 47 817 893 2,021 6,317 38,399 120,023 271,631 296,899 5,160,989 5,641,081 12,766,657 and 242,566,483, with no remainder.

Since 242,566,483 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,566,483, 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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