Q: Is 216,720,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,720,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,720,009 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 216720009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 67 99 201 297 603 737 1,809 2,211 6,633 10,891 19,899 32,673 98,019 119,801 294,057 359,403 729,697 1,078,209 2,189,091 3,234,627 6,567,273 8,026,667 19,701,819 24,080,001 72,240,003 and 216,720,009, with no remainder.

Since 216,720,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,720,009, 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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