Q: Is 243,223,137 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,223,137 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,223,137 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 243223137 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 207 787 1,493 2,361 4,479 7,083 13,437 18,101 34,339 54,303 103,017 162,909 309,051 1,174,991 3,524,973 10,574,919 27,024,793 81,074,379 and 243,223,137, with no remainder.

Since 243,223,137 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,223,137, 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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