Q: Is 242,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,824 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 242824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 127 239 254 478 508 956 1,016 1,912 30,353 60,706 121,412 and 242,824, with no remainder.

Since 242,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,824, it is not a prime number.


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