Q: Is 243,142,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,142,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,142,024 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 243142024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 233 466 932 1,864 3,961 7,673 7,922 15,346 15,844 30,692 31,688 61,384 130,441 260,882 521,764 1,043,528 1,787,809 3,575,618 7,151,236 14,302,472 30,392,753 60,785,506 121,571,012 and 243,142,024, with no remainder.

Since 243,142,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,142,024, 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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