Q: Is 242,638,737 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,638,737 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,638,737 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 242638737 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 29 33 71 87 213 319 781 957 2,059 2,343 3,571 6,177 10,713 22,649 39,281 67,947 103,559 117,843 253,541 310,677 760,623 1,139,149 2,788,951 3,417,447 7,352,689 8,366,853 22,058,067 80,879,579 and 242,638,737, with no remainder.

Since 242,638,737 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,638,737, 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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