Q: Is 268,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 268,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 268,242 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 268242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 26 38 39 57 78 114 181 247 362 494 543 741 1,086 1,482 2,353 3,439 4,706 6,878 7,059 10,317 14,118 20,634 44,707 89,414 134,121 and 268,242, with no remainder.

Since 268,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,242, 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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