Q: Is 244,240,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,240,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,240,139 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 244240139 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 17 143 187 221 2,431 100,469 1,105,159 1,306,097 1,707,973 14,367,067 18,787,703 22,203,649 and 244,240,139, with no remainder.

Since 244,240,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,240,139, 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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