Q: Is 242,625,436 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,625,436 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,625,436 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 242625436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 43 46 86 92 172 989 1,978 3,956 61,331 122,662 245,324 1,410,613 2,637,233 2,821,226 5,274,466 5,642,452 10,548,932 60,656,359 121,312,718 and 242,625,436, with no remainder.

Since 242,625,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,625,436, 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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