Q: Is 244,123,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,123,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,123,602 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 244123602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 317 634 951 1,902 128,351 256,702 385,053 770,106 40,687,267 81,374,534 122,061,801 and 244,123,602, with no remainder.

Since 244,123,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,123,602, 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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