Q: Is 204,125,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 204,125,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 204,125,008 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 204125008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 113 226 452 904 1,808 112,901 225,802 451,604 903,208 1,806,416 12,757,813 25,515,626 51,031,252 102,062,504 and 204,125,008, with no remainder.

Since 204,125,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,125,008, 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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