Q: Is 243,421,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,421,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,421,040 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 243421040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 3,042,763 6,085,526 12,171,052 15,213,815 24,342,104 30,427,630 48,684,208 60,855,260 121,710,520 and 243,421,040, with no remainder.

Since 243,421,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,421,040, 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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