Q: Is 249,102,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,102,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,102,970 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 249102970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 1,163 2,326 5,815 11,630 21,419 42,838 107,095 214,190 24,910,297 49,820,594 124,551,485 and 249,102,970, with no remainder.

Since 249,102,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,102,970, 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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