Q: Is 270,079,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 270,079,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 270,079,242 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 270079242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 311 622 933 1,866 144,737 289,474 434,211 868,422 45,013,207 90,026,414 135,039,621 and 270,079,242, with no remainder.

Since 270,079,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,079,242, 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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