Q: Is 266,631,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 266,631,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 266,631,009 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 266631009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 19 51 57 323 969 275,161 825,483 4,677,737 5,228,059 14,033,211 15,684,177 88,877,003 and 266,631,009, with no remainder.

Since 266,631,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,631,009, 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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