Q: Is 243,424,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,424,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,424,420 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 243424420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 233 466 932 1,165 2,330 4,660 52,237 104,474 208,948 261,185 522,370 1,044,740 12,171,221 24,342,442 48,684,884 60,856,105 121,712,210 and 243,424,420, with no remainder.

Since 243,424,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,424,420, 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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