Q: Is 202,001,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 202,001,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 202,001,998 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 202001998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 41 82 121 242 451 902 4,961 9,922 20,359 40,718 223,949 447,898 834,719 1,669,438 2,463,439 4,926,878 9,181,909 18,363,818 101,000,999 and 202,001,998, with no remainder.

Since 202,001,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,001,998, 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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