Q: Is 209,426,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 209,426,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 209,426,139 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 209426139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 29 39 87 117 261 377 1,131 3,393 61,723 185,169 555,507 802,399 1,789,967 2,407,197 5,369,901 7,221,591 16,109,703 23,269,571 69,808,713 and 209,426,139, with no remainder.

Since 209,426,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 209,426,139, 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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