Q: Is 223,001,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 223,001,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 223,001,009 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 223001009 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 41 49 77 287 451 539 2,009 3,157 10,091 22,099 70,637 111,001 413,731 494,459 777,007 2,896,117 4,551,041 5,439,049 20,272,819 31,857,287 and 223,001,009, with no remainder.

Since 223,001,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 223,001,009, 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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