Q: Is 121,333,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,333,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,333,221 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 121333221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 81 171 513 1,539 78,839 236,517 709,551 1,497,941 2,128,653 4,493,823 6,385,959 13,481,469 40,444,407 and 121,333,221, with no remainder.

Since 121,333,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,333,221, 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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