Q: Is 242,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,904 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 242904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 87 116 174 232 348 349 696 698 1,047 1,396 2,094 2,792 4,188 8,376 10,121 20,242 30,363 40,484 60,726 80,968 121,452 and 242,904, with no remainder.

Since 242,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,904, it is not a prime number.


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