Q: Is 242,764,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,764,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,764,220 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 242764220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 290 580 418,559 837,118 1,674,236 2,092,795 4,185,590 8,371,180 12,138,211 24,276,422 48,552,844 60,691,055 121,382,110 and 242,764,220, with no remainder.

Since 242,764,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,764,220, 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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