Q: Is 200,012,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 200,012,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 200,012,001 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 200012001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 829 2,487 5,803 11,489 17,409 34,467 80,423 241,269 9,524,381 28,573,143 66,670,667 and 200,012,001, with no remainder.

Since 200,012,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,012,001, 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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