Q: Is 111,000,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 111,000,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 111,000,999 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 111000999 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 111 293 879 3,413 10,239 10,841 32,523 126,281 378,843 1,000,009 3,000,027 37,000,333 and 111,000,999, with no remainder.

Since 111,000,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 111,000,999, 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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