Q: Is 242,665,011 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,665,011 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,665,011 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 242665011 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 79 87 237 261 711 783 2,133 2,291 3,923 6,873 11,769 20,619 35,307 61,857 105,921 113,767 309,917 341,301 929,751 1,023,903 2,789,253 3,071,709 8,367,759 8,987,593 26,962,779 80,888,337 and 242,665,011, with no remainder.

Since 242,665,011 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,665,011, 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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