Q: Is 242,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,900 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 242900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 140 175 347 350 694 700 1,388 1,735 2,429 3,470 4,858 6,940 8,675 9,716 12,145 17,350 24,290 34,700 48,580 60,725 121,450 and 242,900, with no remainder.

Since 242,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,900, it is not a prime number.


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