Q: Is 244,420,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,420,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,420,042 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 244420042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 223 239 446 478 2,293 4,586 53,297 106,594 511,339 548,027 1,022,678 1,096,054 122,210,021 and 244,420,042, with no remainder.

Since 244,420,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,420,042, 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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