Q: Is 243,124,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,124,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,124,505 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 243124505 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 1,129 3,313 5,645 14,677 16,565 43,069 73,385 215,345 3,740,377 18,701,885 48,624,901 and 243,124,505, with no remainder.

Since 243,124,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,124,505, 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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