Q: Is 242,892 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,892 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,892 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 242892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 108 117 156 173 234 346 351 468 519 692 702 1,038 1,404 1,557 2,076 2,249 3,114 4,498 4,671 6,228 6,747 8,996 9,342 13,494 18,684 20,241 26,988 40,482 60,723 80,964 121,446 and 242,892, with no remainder.

Since 242,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,892, 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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