Q: Is 243,240,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,240,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,240,422 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 243240422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 173 346 7,439 14,878 16,349 32,698 703,007 1,406,014 2,828,377 5,656,754 121,620,211 and 243,240,422, with no remainder.

Since 243,240,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,240,422, 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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