Q: Is 242,610,027 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,610,027 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,610,027 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 242610027 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 29 33 79 87 237 319 869 957 2,291 2,607 3,209 6,873 9,627 25,201 35,299 75,603 93,061 105,897 253,511 279,183 760,533 1,023,671 2,788,621 3,071,013 7,351,819 8,365,863 22,055,457 80,870,009 and 242,610,027, with no remainder.

Since 242,610,027 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,610,027, 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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