Is 242002 a prime number?

242 002 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 242 002 / 2 = 121 001.

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• What is an even number?

A number is a perfect square (or a square number) if its square root is an integer; that is to say, it is the product of an integer with itself. Here, the square root of 242 002 is about 491.937.

Thus, the square root of 242 002 is not an integer, and therefore 242 002 is not a square number.

The square of a number (here 242 002) is the result of the product of this number (242 002) by itself (i.e., 242 002 × 242 002); the square of 242 002 is sometimes called "raising 242 002 to the power 2", or "242 002 squared".

The square of 242 002 is 58 564 968 004 because 242 002 × 242 002 = 242 002² = 58 564 968 004.

As a consequence, 242 002 is the square root of 58 564 968 004.

242 002 is a number with 6 digits.

The multiples of 242 002 are all integers evenly divisible by 242 002, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 242 002 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 242 002. The smallest multiples of 242 002 are:

• 0: indeed, 0 is divisible by any natural number, and it is thus a multiple of 242 002 too, since 0 × 242 002 = 0
• 242 002: indeed, 242 002 is a multiple of itself, since 242 002 is evenly divisible by 242 002 (we have 242 002 / 242 002 = 1, so the remainder of this division is indeed zero)
• 484 004: indeed, 484 004 = 242 002 × 2
• 726 006: indeed, 726 006 = 242 002 × 3
• 968 008: indeed, 968 008 = 242 002 × 4
• 1 210 010: indeed, 1 210 010 = 242 002 × 5
• etc.

• Preceding numbers: …242 000, 242 001
• Following numbers: 242 003, 242 004…

Nearest numbers from 242 002

• Preceding prime number: 241 993
• Following prime number: 242 009