Q: Is 467,704,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 467,704,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 467,704,242 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 467704242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,399 4,798 7,197 10,831 14,394 21,591 21,662 32,493 43,182 64,986 97,479 194,958 25,983,569 51,967,138 77,950,707 155,901,414 233,852,121 and 467,704,242, with no remainder.

Since 467,704,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 467,704,242, 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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