Q: Is 424,141,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,141,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,141,242 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 424141242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 73 146 219 438 511 1,022 1,533 3,066 138,337 276,674 415,011 830,022 968,359 1,936,718 2,905,077 5,810,154 10,098,601 20,197,202 30,295,803 60,591,606 70,690,207 141,380,414 212,070,621 and 424,141,242, with no remainder.

Since 424,141,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,141,242, 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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