Q: Is 242,613,371 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,613,371 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,613,371 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 242613371 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 77 91 143 1,001 242,371 1,696,597 2,666,081 3,150,823 18,662,567 22,055,761 34,659,053 and 242,613,371, with no remainder.

Since 242,613,371 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,613,371, 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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