Q: Is 242,248,806 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,248,806 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,248,806 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 242248806 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 1,495,363 2,990,726 4,486,089 8,972,178 13,458,267 26,916,534 40,374,801 80,749,602 121,124,403 and 242,248,806, with no remainder.

Since 242,248,806 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,248,806, 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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