Q: Is 216,002,013 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,002,013 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,002,013 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 216002013 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 157 471 2,983 8,949 24,137 72,411 458,603 1,375,809 3,789,509 11,368,527 72,000,671 and 216,002,013, with no remainder.

Since 216,002,013 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,002,013, 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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