Q: Is 244,407,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,407,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,407,248 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 244407248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 113 226 452 904 1,808 135,181 270,362 540,724 1,081,448 2,162,896 15,275,453 30,550,906 61,101,812 122,203,624 and 244,407,248, with no remainder.

Since 244,407,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,407,248, 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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