Q: Is 244,676,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,676,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,676,042 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 244676042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 37 74 167 334 481 962 1,523 2,171 3,046 4,342 6,179 12,358 19,799 39,598 56,351 80,327 112,702 160,654 254,341 508,682 732,563 1,465,126 3,306,433 6,612,866 9,410,617 18,821,234 122,338,021 and 244,676,042, with no remainder.

Since 244,676,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,676,042, 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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