Q: Is 201,421,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 201,421,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 201,421,215 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 201421215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 1,492,009 4,476,027 7,460,045 13,428,081 22,380,135 40,284,243 67,140,405 and 201,421,215, with no remainder.

Since 201,421,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,421,215, 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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