Q: Is 121,500,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,500,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,500,003 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 121500003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 19 51 57 323 969 125,387 376,161 2,131,579 2,382,353 6,394,737 7,147,059 40,500,001 and 121,500,003, with no remainder.

Since 121,500,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,500,003, 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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