Q: Is 242,638,739 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,638,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,638,739 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 242638739 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 49 59 119 413 833 1,003 2,891 4,937 7,021 34,559 49,147 83,929 241,913 291,283 587,503 2,038,981 4,112,521 4,951,811 14,272,867 34,662,677 and 242,638,739, with no remainder.

Since 242,638,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,638,739, it is not a prime number.


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