Q: Is 242,704,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,704,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,704,203 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 242704203 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 521 1,563 3,169 3,647 9,507 10,941 22,183 25,529 66,549 76,587 155,281 465,843 1,651,049 4,953,147 11,557,343 34,672,029 80,901,401 and 242,704,203, with no remainder.

Since 242,704,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,704,203, 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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