Q: Is 244,041,309 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,041,309 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,041,309 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 244041309 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 170,539 511,617 1,534,851 4,604,553 9,038,567 27,115,701 81,347,103 and 244,041,309, with no remainder.

Since 244,041,309 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,041,309, 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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