Q: Is 243,424,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,424,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,424,242 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 243424242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,583 3,166 4,749 8,543 9,498 14,247 17,086 25,629 28,494 51,258 76,887 153,774 13,523,569 27,047,138 40,570,707 81,141,414 121,712,121 and 243,424,242, with no remainder.

Since 243,424,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,424,242, 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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