Q: Is 247,014,909 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 247,014,909 is not a prime number.

Why is 247,014,909 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 247014909 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 79 103 237 309 711 927 3,373 8,137 10,119 24,411 30,357 73,233 266,467 347,419 799,401 1,042,257 2,398,203 3,126,771 27,446,101 82,338,303 and 247,014,909, with no remainder.

Since 247,014,909 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,014,909, 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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