Q: Is 111,000,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 111,000,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 111,000,996 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 111000996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 1,027,787 2,055,574 3,083,361 4,111,148 6,166,722 9,250,083 12,333,444 18,500,166 27,750,249 37,000,332 55,500,498 and 111,000,996, with no remainder.

Since 111,000,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 111,000,996, 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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