Q: Is 242,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,970 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 242970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 26 30 35 39 42 65 70 78 89 91 105 130 178 182 195 210 267 273 390 445 455 534 546 623 890 910 1,157 1,246 1,335 1,365 1,869 2,314 2,670 2,730 3,115 3,471 3,738 5,785 6,230 6,942 8,099 9,345 11,570 16,198 17,355 18,690 24,297 34,710 40,495 48,594 80,990 121,485 and 242,970, with no remainder.

Since 242,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,970, it is not a prime number.


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