Q: Is 248,154,273 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,154,273 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,154,273 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 248154273 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 101 243 303 909 2,727 8,181 10,111 24,543 30,333 90,999 272,997 818,991 1,021,211 2,456,973 3,063,633 9,190,899 27,572,697 82,718,091 and 248,154,273, with no remainder.

Since 248,154,273 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,154,273, 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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