Q: Is 987,543,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,543,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,543,243 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 987543243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 149 153 447 1,341 2,533 7,599 22,797 43,319 129,957 389,871 736,423 2,209,269 6,454,531 6,627,807 19,363,593 58,090,779 109,727,027 329,181,081 and 987,543,243, with no remainder.

Since 987,543,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,543,243, 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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