Q: Is 202,000,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 202,000,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 202,000,203 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 202000203 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 541 1,623 4,869 13,829 14,607 41,487 124,461 373,383 7,481,489 22,444,467 67,333,401 and 202,000,203, with no remainder.

Since 202,000,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,000,203, 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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