Q: Is 242,638,820 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,638,820 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,638,820 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 242638820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 41 82 164 205 410 820 295,901 591,802 1,183,604 1,479,505 2,959,010 5,918,020 12,131,941 24,263,882 48,527,764 60,659,705 121,319,410 and 242,638,820, with no remainder.

Since 242,638,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,638,820, 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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