Q: Is 242,034 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,034 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,034 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 242034 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 29 39 58 78 87 107 174 214 321 377 642 754 1,131 1,391 2,262 2,782 3,103 4,173 6,206 8,346 9,309 18,618 40,339 80,678 121,017 and 242,034, with no remainder.

Since 242,034 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,034, it is not a prime number.


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