Q: Is 244,620,405 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,620,405 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,620,405 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 244620405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 604,001 1,812,003 3,020,005 5,436,009 9,060,015 16,308,027 27,180,045 48,924,081 81,540,135 and 244,620,405, with no remainder.

Since 244,620,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,620,405, 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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