Q: Is 244,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,968 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 244968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 59 118 173 177 236 346 354 472 519 692 708 1,038 1,384 1,416 2,076 4,152 10,207 20,414 30,621 40,828 61,242 81,656 122,484 and 244,968, with no remainder.

Since 244,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,968, 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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