Q: Is 321,423,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 321,423,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 321,423,242 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 321423242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 103 206 343 686 721 1,442 4,549 5,047 9,098 10,094 31,843 35,329 63,686 70,658 222,901 445,802 468,547 937,094 1,560,307 3,120,614 3,279,829 6,559,658 22,958,803 45,917,606 160,711,621 and 321,423,242, with no remainder.

Since 321,423,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,423,242, 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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