Q: Is 201,012,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 201,012,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 201,012,006 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 201012006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 2,577,077 5,154,154 7,731,231 15,462,462 33,502,001 67,004,002 100,506,003 and 201,012,006, with no remainder.

Since 201,012,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,012,006, 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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