Q: Is 244,002,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,002,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,002,429 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 244002429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 121 297 363 1,089 3,267 74,687 224,061 672,183 821,557 2,016,549 2,464,671 7,394,013 9,037,127 22,182,039 27,111,381 81,334,143 and 244,002,429, with no remainder.

Since 244,002,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,002,429, 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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