Q: Is 201,220,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 201,220,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 201,220,002 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 201220002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 277 554 831 1,662 2,493 4,986 40,357 80,714 121,071 242,142 363,213 726,426 11,178,889 22,357,778 33,536,667 67,073,334 100,610,001 and 201,220,002, with no remainder.

Since 201,220,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,220,002, 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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