Q: Is 242,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,624 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 242624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 136 223 272 446 544 892 1,088 1,784 3,568 3,791 7,136 7,582 14,272 15,164 30,328 60,656 121,312 and 242,624, with no remainder.

Since 242,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,624, 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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