Q: Is 243,424,649 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,424,649 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,424,649 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 243424649 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 221 373 2,953 4,849 6,341 38,389 50,201 82,433 652,613 1,101,469 14,319,097 18,724,973 and 243,424,649, with no remainder.

Since 243,424,649 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,424,649, 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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