Q: Is 200,742,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 200,742,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 200,742,521 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 200742521 can be evenly divided by 1 7 61 251 427 1,757 1,873 13,111 15,311 107,177 114,253 470,123 799,771 3,290,861 28,677,503 and 200,742,521, with no remainder.

Since 200,742,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,742,521, 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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