Q: Is 242,804,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,804,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,804,871 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 242804871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 97 243 291 873 2,619 7,857 10,301 23,571 30,903 92,709 278,127 834,381 999,197 2,503,143 2,997,591 8,992,773 26,978,319 80,934,957 and 242,804,871, with no remainder.

Since 242,804,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,804,871, 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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