Q: Is 243,012,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,012,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,012,242 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 243012242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 38 209 418 581,369 1,162,738 6,395,059 11,046,011 12,790,118 22,092,022 121,506,121 and 243,012,242, with no remainder.

Since 243,012,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,012,242, 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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