Q: Is 100,000,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,000,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,000,008 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 100000008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 81 108 162 216 324 648 154,321 308,642 462,963 617,284 925,926 1,234,568 1,388,889 1,851,852 2,777,778 3,703,704 4,166,667 5,555,556 8,333,334 11,111,112 12,500,001 16,666,668 25,000,002 33,333,336 50,000,004 and 100,000,008, with no remainder.

Since 100,000,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,000,008, 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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