Q: Is 242,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,760 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 242760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 40 42 51 56 60 68 70 84 85 102 105 119 120 136 140 168 170 204 210 238 255 280 289 340 357 408 420 476 510 578 595 680 714 840 867 952 1,020 1,156 1,190 1,428 1,445 1,734 1,785 2,023 2,040 2,312 2,380 2,856 2,890 3,468 3,570 4,046 4,335 4,760 5,780 6,069 6,936 7,140 8,092 8,670 10,115 11,560 12,138 14,280 16,184 17,340 20,230 24,276 30,345 34,680 40,460 48,552 60,690 80,920 121,380 and 242,760, with no remainder.

Since 242,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,760, it is not a prime number.


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