Q: Is 204,252,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 204,252,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 204,252,009 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 204252009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 211 633 2,743 8,229 24,821 74,463 322,673 968,019 5,237,231 15,711,693 68,084,003 and 204,252,009, with no remainder.

Since 204,252,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,252,009, 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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