Q: Is 321,232,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 321,232,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 321,232,221 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 321232221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 19 51 57 153 171 323 969 2,907 110,503 331,509 994,527 1,878,551 2,099,557 5,635,653 6,298,671 16,906,959 18,896,013 35,692,469 107,077,407 and 321,232,221, with no remainder.

Since 321,232,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,232,221, 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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