Q: Is 321,202,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 321,202,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 321,202,017 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 321202017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 97 243 291 873 2,619 7,857 13,627 23,571 40,881 122,643 367,929 1,103,787 1,321,819 3,311,361 3,965,457 11,896,371 35,689,113 107,067,339 and 321,202,017, with no remainder.

Since 321,202,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,202,017, 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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