Q: Is 870,243,309 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 870,243,309 is not a prime number.

Why is 870,243,309 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 870243309 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 439 1,317 3,951 5,707 16,943 17,121 50,829 51,363 152,487 220,259 660,777 1,982,331 7,437,977 22,313,931 66,941,793 96,693,701 290,081,103 and 870,243,309, with no remainder.

Since 870,243,309 cannot be divided by just 1 and 870,243,309, 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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