Q: Is 243,124,343 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,124,343 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,124,343 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 243124343 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 149 1,043 1,639 11,473 21,191 148,337 233,101 1,631,707 3,157,459 22,102,213 34,732,049 and 243,124,343, with no remainder.

Since 243,124,343 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,124,343, 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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