Q: Is 244,125,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,125,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,125,042 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 244125042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 89 178 267 534 623 1,246 1,869 3,738 65,309 130,618 195,927 391,854 457,163 914,326 1,371,489 2,742,978 5,812,501 11,625,002 17,437,503 34,875,006 40,687,507 81,375,014 122,062,521 and 244,125,042, with no remainder.

Since 244,125,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,125,042, 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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