Q: Is 821,215,802 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 821,215,802 is not a prime number.

Why is 821,215,802 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 821215802 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 479 958 5,269 10,538 77,929 155,858 857,219 1,714,438 37,327,991 74,655,982 410,607,901 and 821,215,802, with no remainder.

Since 821,215,802 cannot be divided by just 1 and 821,215,802, 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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