Q: Is 242,573,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,573,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,573,260 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 242573260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 2,239 4,478 5,417 8,956 10,834 11,195 21,668 22,390 27,085 44,780 54,170 108,340 12,128,663 24,257,326 48,514,652 60,643,315 121,286,630 and 242,573,260, with no remainder.

Since 242,573,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,573,260, 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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