Q: Is 104,220,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,220,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,220,009 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 104220009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 37 47 111 141 333 423 1,739 5,217 6,659 15,651 19,977 59,931 246,383 312,973 739,149 938,919 2,217,447 2,816,757 11,580,001 34,740,003 and 104,220,009, with no remainder.

Since 104,220,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,220,009, 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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