Q: Is 242,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,004 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 242004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 43 67 84 86 129 134 172 201 258 268 301 402 469 516 602 804 903 938 1,204 1,407 1,806 1,876 2,814 2,881 3,612 5,628 5,762 8,643 11,524 17,286 20,167 34,572 40,334 60,501 80,668 121,002 and 242,004, with no remainder.

Since 242,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,004, 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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