Q: Is 242,604,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,604,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,604,500 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 242604500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 485,209 970,418 1,940,836 2,426,045 4,852,090 9,704,180 12,130,225 24,260,450 48,520,900 60,651,125 121,302,250 and 242,604,500, with no remainder.

Since 242,604,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,604,500, 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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