Q: Is 242,642,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,642,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,642,260 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 242642260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 1,733,159 3,466,318 6,932,636 8,665,795 12,132,113 17,331,590 24,264,226 34,663,180 48,528,452 60,660,565 121,321,130 and 242,642,260, with no remainder.

Since 242,642,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,642,260, 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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