Q: Is 212,003,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,003,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,003,001 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 212003001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 81 189 567 373,903 1,121,709 2,617,321 3,365,127 7,851,963 10,095,381 23,555,889 30,286,143 70,667,667 and 212,003,001, with no remainder.

Since 212,003,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,003,001, 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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