Q: Is 244,745,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,745,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,745,748 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 244745748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 468 522,961 1,045,922 1,568,883 2,091,844 3,137,766 4,706,649 6,275,532 6,798,493 9,413,298 13,596,986 18,826,596 20,395,479 27,193,972 40,790,958 61,186,437 81,581,916 122,372,874 and 244,745,748, with no remainder.

Since 244,745,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,745,748, 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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