Q: Is 242,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,950 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 242950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 43 50 86 113 215 226 430 565 1,075 1,130 2,150 2,825 4,859 5,650 9,718 24,295 48,590 121,475 and 242,950, with no remainder.

Since 242,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,950, 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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