Q: Is 242,660,622 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,660,622 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,660,622 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 242660622 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 1,304,627 2,609,254 3,913,881 7,827,762 40,443,437 80,886,874 121,330,311 and 242,660,622, with no remainder.

Since 242,660,622 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,660,622, 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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