Q: Is 242,248,808 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,248,808 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,248,808 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 242248808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 59 118 236 472 513,239 1,026,478 2,052,956 4,105,912 30,281,101 60,562,202 121,124,404 and 242,248,808, with no remainder.

Since 242,248,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,248,808, 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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