Q: Is 243,021,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,021,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,021,571 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 243021571 can be evenly divided by 1 13 19 211 247 2,743 4,009 4,663 52,117 60,619 88,597 983,893 1,151,761 12,790,609 18,693,967 and 243,021,571, with no remainder.

Since 243,021,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,021,571, 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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