Q: Is 225,231,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 225,231,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 225,231,003 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 225231003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 47 141 423 1,269 177,487 532,461 1,597,383 4,792,149 8,341,889 25,025,667 75,077,001 and 225,231,003, with no remainder.

Since 225,231,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 225,231,003, 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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