Q: Is 239,870,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,870,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,870,241 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 239870241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 81 117 351 1,053 227,797 683,391 2,050,173 2,961,361 6,150,519 8,884,083 18,451,557 26,652,249 79,956,747 and 239,870,241, with no remainder.

Since 239,870,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,870,241, 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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