Q: Is 269,661,609 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 269,661,609 is not a prime number.

Why is 269,661,609 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 269661609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 1,426,781 4,280,343 9,987,467 12,841,029 29,962,401 38,523,087 89,887,203 and 269,661,609, with no remainder.

Since 269,661,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 269,661,609, 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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