Q: Is 243,131,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,131,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,131,020 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 243131020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 1,105,141 2,210,282 4,420,564 5,525,705 11,051,410 12,156,551 22,102,820 24,313,102 48,626,204 60,782,755 121,565,510 and 243,131,020, with no remainder.

Since 243,131,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,131,020, 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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