Q: Is 243,900,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,900,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,900,021 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 243900021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 61 123 183 2,501 7,503 32,507 97,521 1,332,787 1,982,927 3,998,361 5,948,781 81,300,007 and 243,900,021, with no remainder.

Since 243,900,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,900,021, 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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