Q: Is 204,423,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 204,423,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 204,423,002 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 204423002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 37 49 74 98 259 518 1,813 3,626 56,377 112,754 394,639 789,278 2,085,949 2,762,473 4,171,898 5,524,946 14,601,643 29,203,286 102,211,501 and 204,423,002, with no remainder.

Since 204,423,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,423,002, 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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