Q: Is 200,000,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 200,000,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 200,000,003 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 200000003 can be evenly divided by 1 7 31 217 223 1,561 4,133 6,913 28,931 48,391 128,123 896,861 921,659 6,451,613 28,571,429 and 200,000,003, with no remainder.

Since 200,000,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,000,003, 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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