Q: Is 244,020,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,020,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,020,003 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 244020003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 53 93 159 961 1,597 1,643 2,883 4,791 4,929 49,507 50,933 84,641 148,521 152,799 253,923 1,534,717 2,623,871 4,604,151 7,871,613 81,340,001 and 244,020,003, with no remainder.

Since 244,020,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,020,003, 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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