Q: Is 243,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 243,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 243,848 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 243848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 17 22 34 44 68 88 136 163 187 326 374 652 748 1,304 1,496 1,793 2,771 3,586 5,542 7,172 11,084 14,344 22,168 30,481 60,962 121,924 and 243,848, with no remainder.

Since 243,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,848, 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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