Q: Is 243,021,018 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,021,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,021,018 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 243021018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 2,382,559 4,765,118 7,147,677 14,295,354 40,503,503 81,007,006 121,510,509 and 243,021,018, with no remainder.

Since 243,021,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,021,018, 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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