Q: Is 111,000,111 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 111,000,111 is not a prime number.

Why is 111,000,111 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 111000111 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 101 111 303 3,737 9,901 11,211 29,703 366,337 1,000,001 1,099,011 3,000,003 37,000,037 and 111,000,111, with no remainder.

Since 111,000,111 cannot be divided by just 1 and 111,000,111, 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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