Q: Is 241,743,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 241,743,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 241,743,172 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 241743172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 5,494,163 10,988,326 21,976,652 60,435,793 120,871,586 and 241,743,172, with no remainder.

Since 241,743,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 241,743,172, 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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