Q: Is 242,613,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,613,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,613,372 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 242613372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 641 1,282 1,923 2,564 3,846 7,692 31,541 63,082 94,623 126,164 189,246 378,492 20,217,781 40,435,562 60,653,343 80,871,124 121,306,686 and 242,613,372, with no remainder.

Since 242,613,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,613,372, 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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