Q: Is 242,692 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,692 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,692 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 242692 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 43 68 83 86 166 172 332 731 1,411 1,462 2,822 2,924 3,569 5,644 7,138 14,276 60,673 121,346 and 242,692, with no remainder.

Since 242,692 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,692, 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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