Q: Is 100,003,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 100,003,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 100,003,131 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 100003131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 83 249 747 133,873 401,619 1,204,857 11,111,459 33,334,377 and 100,003,131, with no remainder.

Since 100,003,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,003,131, 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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