Q: Is 211,201,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 211,201,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 211,201,508 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 211201508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 127 254 508 889 1,778 3,556 59,393 118,786 237,572 415,751 831,502 1,663,004 7,542,911 15,085,822 30,171,644 52,800,377 105,600,754 and 211,201,508, with no remainder.

Since 211,201,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 211,201,508, 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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