Q: Is 204,004,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 204,004,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 204,004,012 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 204004012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 67 68 134 268 1,139 2,278 4,556 44,777 89,554 179,108 761,209 1,522,418 3,000,059 3,044,836 6,000,118 12,000,236 51,001,003 102,002,006 and 204,004,012, with no remainder.

Since 204,004,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,004,012, 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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