Q: Is 243,004,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,004,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,004,012 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 243004012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 97 148 194 388 3,589 7,178 14,356 16,927 33,854 67,708 626,299 1,252,598 1,641,919 2,505,196 3,283,838 6,567,676 60,751,003 121,502,006 and 243,004,012, with no remainder.

Since 243,004,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,004,012, 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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