Q: Is 100,001,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,001,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,001,012 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 100001012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 3,271 6,542 7,643 13,084 15,286 30,572 25,000,253 50,000,506 and 100,001,012, with no remainder.

Since 100,001,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,001,012, 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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