Q: Is 270,742,288 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 270,742,288 is not a prime number.

Why is 270,742,288 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 270742288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,381 2,762 5,524 11,048 12,253 22,096 24,506 49,012 98,024 196,048 16,921,393 33,842,786 67,685,572 135,371,144 and 270,742,288, with no remainder.

Since 270,742,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,742,288, 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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