Q: Is 257,103,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 257,103,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 257,103,021 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 257103021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 3,499 10,497 24,493 73,479 12,243,001 36,729,003 85,701,007 and 257,103,021, with no remainder.

Since 257,103,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,103,021, 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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