Q: Is 201,521,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 201,521,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 201,521,009 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 201521009 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 89 391 1,513 2,047 5,791 34,799 98,447 133,193 515,399 2,264,281 8,761,783 11,854,177 and 201,521,009, with no remainder.

Since 201,521,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,521,009, 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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