Q: Is 244,902 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,902 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,902 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 244902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 49 51 98 102 119 147 238 294 343 357 686 714 833 1,029 1,666 2,058 2,401 2,499 4,802 4,998 5,831 7,203 11,662 14,406 17,493 34,986 40,817 81,634 122,451 and 244,902, with no remainder.

Since 244,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,902, it is not a prime number.


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