Q: Is 242,780 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,780 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,780 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 242780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 61 122 199 244 305 398 610 796 995 1,220 1,990 3,980 12,139 24,278 48,556 60,695 121,390 and 242,780, with no remainder.

Since 242,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,780, it is not a prime number.


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