Q: Is 243,431,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,431,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,431,004 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 243431004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 571 1,142 1,713 2,284 3,426 6,852 35,527 71,054 106,581 142,108 213,162 426,324 20,285,917 40,571,834 60,857,751 81,143,668 121,715,502 and 243,431,004, with no remainder.

Since 243,431,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,431,004, 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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