Q: Is 242,750 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,750 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,750 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 242750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 971 1,942 4,855 9,710 24,275 48,550 121,375 and 242,750, with no remainder.

Since 242,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,750, it is not a prime number.


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Number 242,748242,749242,751242,752
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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