Q: Is 10,001,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,001,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,001,005 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 10001005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 79 395 553 2,765 3,617 18,085 25,319 126,595 285,743 1,428,715 2,000,201 and 10,001,005, with no remainder.

Since 10,001,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,001,005, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

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

Explore more about the number 10,001,005:


Ask a Question