Q: Is 212,331,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,331,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,331,009 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 212331009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 23 33 69 253 759 279,751 839,253 3,077,261 6,434,273 9,231,783 19,302,819 70,777,003 and 212,331,009, with no remainder.

Since 212,331,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,331,009, 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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