Q: Is 200,601 a Prime Number?

A: No, 200,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 200,601 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 200601 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 93 279 719 2,157 6,471 22,289 66,867 and 200,601, with no remainder.

Since 200,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,601, it is not a prime number.

Number	200,599	200,600	200,602	200,603
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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